The Word of God Review (Chp 8 Sect. 2)

The prologue to the Gospel of John was very likely an early Christian ___ that the author put into his introduction.

• hymn

• experience

• belief

• prayer

Stresses very strongly Jesus’ heavenly origins, his fundamental identity as the Son of God, and his preexistence as the Word of God.

• Christology from above.

• Christology from below.

The synoptic Gospels stress the humanity of Jesus while the Gospel of John stresses the ___ of Jesus.

• charity

• desires

• faith

• divinity

The light of Christ versus the darkness of the world that refuses to acknowledge Jesus; life-giving faith in Jesus versus unbelief; truth versus untruth; how God thinks vs. how people think.

• Major conflicts in John's Prologue

• Symbolism within John's prologue.

• Addresses who is Jesus?

The third theme provides information about the ____ of the “Word-of-God-made-flesh.” John the Baptist declares himself unworthy to even untie his sandal strap and identifies Jesus as the “Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.”

• Christology

• meaning

• status

• identity

In the Gospel of John, I foreshadow/prefigure all the others who will testify for Jesus later in the Gospel, such as the Samaritan woman, the crowd at Lazarus' raising, the Twelve, and the beloved disciple.

• Mother Mary

• Peter

• Thomas the Apostle

• John the Baptist

For John, this title for Jesus is not simply a title of a common human being. It is a title to describe a unique mediator, a go-between for heaven and earth.

• Son of God

• Son of Man

• Christos

• Messiah

In John 1, which titles for Jesus help explain his true identity? Select ALL that apply.

• Word of God, Lamb of God, Son of God

• Teacher, Christ

• Prophet

• Son of Man and King of Israel

The study of who Jesus Christ is.

• Christology

• Theology class

• Sanctification

• The Incarnation

Which Old Testament book does the Gospel of John echo while also revealing the identity of Jesus?

• The Book of Genesis

• The Book of Prophets

• The Book of Wisdom

• The Book of Exodus