OHHHmaHHH gosh JOHN!!

Part 1

• How is John so different from Matthew, Mark and Luke?
•  It skips Jesus' parables and forgets most of his miracles.
• What does “synoptic” mean?
• It means viewing togther.
• John writes with what “one purpose”?
• To prove the diety of Jesus
• What does John 3:16 say?
• It says, "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believes in him will not perish but have everlasting life."
• Who was Martin Luther?
• A catholic priest who launched the protestant movement by arguing that we are saved by faith.
• What’s the “Main Point” of John?
• That Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God and that by believing in him you may have life.
• When was it written?
• Around AD 90 

Part 2

• What does John 1:1 say?
• "In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
• How does John get his point across to 2 different cultures (Greeks and Jews)?
• He used words that would help both cultures conclude that Jesus was a divine being even though they reacted differently.
• What does “Logos” mean in Greek?
• The Word in reference to Jesus
• Greek philosophers teach that “logos” means what?
• The eternal force that drives everything

Part 3

• What does John 3:3 say?
• I tell you the truth unless you are born again you cannot see the kingdom of God.
• Who was Nicodemus?
• He was one of the most inflencial Jewish leaders in the country.he was biblical scholar and one of about seventy Jews on the Sanhederin.
• Who are the Sanhedrin?
• the council that made and inforced Jewish laws.
• Turns water into wine = ?
• duh Jesus is still the master of creation.
• Heals crippled man on Sabbath =?
• Jesus  isnt limited by time. Some Jewish scholars says its wrong to treat the sickon the sabbath unless the patient is dying.
• Walks on water = ?
• PETAH!! Jesus isnt limited by physics.
• Heals a man born blind = ?
• Jesus brings light into the world,both spirirtual and physical.
• Raises Lazarus from the dead = ?
• even death is no match for the Son of God. :)

Read page 358 “Where Was Jesus Buried” and answer the following questions:
Part 4

• Tradition #1 states Jesus was buried where?
• inside Hadrian 's temple.
• What did Hadrian do?
• Bulit Roman shrines over Christian Holy sites.
• What did Constantine do?
• legalized Christianity,demolshed Hadrian's temple,and built an early version of the CHURCH of the HOLY sepulchre.
• What does the painting from the 1800s show?
• A small chapel inside the church's rotunda.
• This church is protected by what today?
• the walls of Jerusalem
• Tradition #2 states Jesus was buried where?
• the garden tomb 
• How far is it from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre?
• several hundred yards
• Who was General Charles Gordon?
• picked the garden tomb as Jesus's burial site.
• What does “Gologotha” mean and why is it significant?
• place of the skull. its because thats where Jesus died.
• After reading both traditions, where do you think Jesus is buried?
• the garden tomb.