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The Gospels · 50 of 73

John

The Gospel according to Saint John is the most profound and spiritual. It presents Jesus as the eternal Word made flesh, who reveals the Father through seven signs and long dialogues.

AuthorSaint John, the beloved disciple, and his community
DateAround AD 90-100
AudienceChristian communities of Asia Minor

🎯 Learning objective

Understand the message of John, its historical setting and its place in the history of salvation.

🏛️ Historical context

Written at the end of the 1st century, probably in Ephesus, when the community needed to deepen its faith in Jesus' divinity in the face of errors and the break with the synagogue.

🔙 Background

It assumes the other Gospels are known and adds its own episodes, such as the wedding at Cana, Nicodemus, the Samaritan woman and Lazarus.

🧭 Structure of the book

Chapter 1: prologue, "the Word became flesh"
Chapters 1-12: the book of signs
Chapters 13-20: the book of glory (Last Supper, passion and resurrection)
Chapter 21: epilogue by the lake

⭐ Key events and teachings

  1. 1"In the beginning was the Word" (1:1)
  2. 2The first sign at the wedding in Cana (ch. 2)
  3. 3"God so loved the world that he gave his only Son" (3:16)
  4. 4The Bread of Life discourse (ch. 6)
  5. 5The raising of Lazarus (ch. 11)
  6. 6The washing of the feet and the new commandment (ch. 13)
  7. 7At the foot of the cross: "Behold, your mother" (19:27)

🏷️ Main themes

Jesus' divinityFaith and eternal lifeLoveLight and truthEucharist

📖 Verses to memorize

  • John 1:1In the beginning was the Word: and the Word was with God: and the Word was God.
  • John 1:14And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us (and we saw his glory, the glory as it were of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth.
  • John 3:16For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son: that whosoever believeth in him may not perish, but may have life everlasting.
  • John 11:25Jesus said to her: I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, although he be dead, shall live:
  • John 14:6Jesus saith to him: I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No man cometh to the Father, but by me.

💭 For reflection

  • Which of Jesus' "I AM" sayings speaks to me most?
  • What does it mean for me that Jesus gives me his mother?

The spiritual Gospel: it presents Jesus as the Word made flesh, the Son who reveals the Father. It narrates signs such as the wedding at Cana and the raising of Lazarus, and long discourses such as the Bread of Life and the Last Supper.

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