Gospel of John- Assignment 1
Essay on Introductory Issues.
This essay will show contrasts in views on the Gospel of John regarding authorship,dates, and the relationship between John's Gospel and the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. Some comparison of thought, concerning composition and life setting, will also be presented.
The majority of the information that we have today, describing the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ, is contained in the four Gospels.
The Gospels of Mathew, Mark and Luke, are called the Synoptic Gospels.
The Gospel of John differs in many key areas to the Synoptics,and I will address some differing lines of thought.
The two primary texts I will be using for comparison will be taken from;
1. " An introduction to the New Testament" pages 362?379 titled "The Gospel according to John" by Raymond .E. Brown.
2. "John, Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament" pages 1?18 titled "Introduction to the Gospel of John" by Andreas. J. Kostenberger.
Authorship.
Raymond E.Brown contends that John may not have been responsible for all, or parts of the Gospel of John that are available to us today.
He begins by stating that in the ...