Gospel of John

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/gospel-of-john

1. What is the canonical designation?
2. What is the estimated composition period?
3. What does the Gospel of John say about Jesus?
4. Why does the Gospel of John include signs like healing the blind man and raising Lazarus?

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the canonical designation?Fourth canonical Gospel of the New Testament
2. What is the estimated composition period?Circa AD 90–100
3. What does the Gospel of John say about Jesus?It shows Jesus as the eternal Word, who was with God and is God, and that through Him all things were made.
4. Why does the Gospel of John include signs like healing the blind man and raising Lazarus?The signs reveal Jesus’s divine power and help people see that He is the Savior who brings new life.

Logos: Greek for 'Word,' used in John's prologue to describe Jesus as the divine expression of God.
High Christology: Theological understanding that emphasizes Jesus's divine nature and pre-existence.
Synoptic Gospels: The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, which share similar content and structure.