Book Introduction

John

Written by John

The Author

John — The disciple Jesus loved — he was at the transfiguration, at the cross when everyone else fled, and the one who outlived every other apostle to write the most theologically mind-bending books in the New Testament

Traditionally attributed to the John, 'the disciple whom Jesus loved.' The gospel is anonymous but claims to be based on eyewitness testimony. Some scholars distinguish between John the Apostle and 'John the Elder.'

Written

80s-90s AD

Audience

Both Jewish and believers, plus seekers exploring who Jesus is

Purpose

To prove that Jesus is the Son of God so that readers might believe and have

What's It About?

Where the other three gospels tell you what Jesus did, John tells you who Jesus IS. It opens with a statement so big it breaks your brain — 'In the beginning was the Word' — and builds from there. Seven signs. Seven 'I am' declarations. And some of the most quoted verses in the Bible, including John 3:16.

Key Themes

Life Topics

Loneliness

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Ch. 1 — The Word That Was Already There Ch. 2 — Water, Wine, and a Table Flip Ch. 3 — The Conversation That Changed Everything Ch. 4 — The Woman at the Well Who Changed a Town Ch. 5 — The Man Nobody Carried Ch. 6 — The Teaching That Cleared the Room Ch. 7 — The Man Nobody Could Figure Out Ch. 8 — The Chapter That Almost Didn't Make It Ch. 9 — The Man Who Saw Everything Ch. 10 — The Shepherd Who Knows Your Name Ch. 11 — The Day Death Lost Its Grip Ch. 12 — The Week Everything Changed Ch. 13 — The Night Everything Changed Ch. 14 — The Night He Told Them Everything Ch. 15 — The Vine and the Cost of Staying Connected Ch. 16 — The Goodbye That Changed Everything Ch. 17 — The Prayer You Were Never Supposed to Hear Ch. 18 — The Night Everything Turned Ch. 19 — The Day Everything Changed Ch. 20 — The Morning Everything Changed Ch. 21 — Breakfast on the Beach

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