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Theme 1
Christology From Above
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Theme 1 Explaination
- logos- the word of God
- christology- study of Jesus
- gnosis- secret knowledge (key to salvation)
- stresses Jesus' heavenly origins
- different from synoptic gospels who focus on christology from below- foscus on Jesus of Nazareth (humanity)
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Theme 2 Explaination
- light of Christ vs. darkness of the work that refuses to acknowledge Jesus
- life-giving faith in Jesus that makes us children of Bod vs. unbelief
- truth vs. untruth
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Theme 3 Explaination
- John the Baptist- plays proper role of being lesser than Jesus
- names people adress him by- rabbi, Word of God, Sone of God, Christ, Prophet, etc.
- we need several titles to begin to understand who Jesus really is
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Sign 1
Changing Water into Wine
nature miracle
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Sign 2
Cure of the Official's Son
healing miracle
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Sign 3
Cure of the Paralytic at the Pool
healing miracle
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Sign 4 and 5
The Feeding of 5,000 and the Walking on Water
nature miracles
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Sign 6
Cure of the Blind Man
healing miracle
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Sign 7
The Raising of Lazarus
miracle over death
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Similarities between the gospels for the ressurection
- empty tomb
- women witness
- first day of the week (sunday)
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John differs from synoptic gospels
- focus' on Christology from above
- Last Supper occured a day earlier
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Meaning of Ressurection
- ressurrection proved Jesus' claims to be God's Son- confirms Jesus' teachings
- accomplished our salvation
- gives us new life, justifies us in God's greace, adn adopts us into teh divine family
- if we join ourselves to the Risen Lord and live according to his message, we will share in our own final ressurrection at the end of time
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