Gospel of John (Gilliam) – Course Book (Print)

The Gospel of John was developed as a companion volume to the 24 lesson video series on the Gospel of John by Doyle Gilliam. As a result, the book closely follows what is spoken in the videos, providing the student who is watching the DVDs almost a printed transcript of the teacher's lectures. Also serves as a simple commentary on the book of John and an introduction to the book.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• I Introduction – The Gospel of Belief. . . . . . . . . 1
• II Prologue To The Gospel of John (John 1:1–18) .. . . . . . . . . . . 14
• III Jesus Begins His Personal Ministry (John 1:19–51). . . . . . . . . 27
• IV The First Signs of Jesus (John 2:1–25).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
• V The New Birth and Witness of John the Baptist (John 3:1–36). . . . . 54
• VI A Samaritan Woman and A Jewish Nobleman (John 4:1–34) . . . . . . 69
• VII Jesus Heals A Lame Man (John 5:1–47) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
• VIII 5,000 Fed and Discourse on Bread of Life (John 6:1–71). . . . 95
• IX Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles (John 7: 1–53).. . . . . . . . . . . 111
• X Conflict with the Pharisees and the Jews (John 8:1–59). . . . . 125
• XI Healing a Blind Man Causes More Controversy (John 9:1–41) . . . . . . . . . 140
• XII The Shepherd and the Sheep (John 10:1–42). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
• XIII Resurrection and Life (John 11:1–57) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
• XIV Contrast of Belief and Unbelief (John 12:1–50) . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
• XV Jesus Shows Himself to His Disciples (John 13:1–38). . . . . . . 192
• XVI The Discourse at the Table (John 14:1–31) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
• XVII Abiding In Jesus (John 15:1–27) ....................... 218
• XVIII The Holy Spirit and Coming Joy (John 16:1–33). . . . . . . . . . . 229
• XIX Listening In On Deity (John 17:1–26) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
• XX The Beginning of the End (John 18:1–40) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
• XXI The Crucifixion and Burial of Jesus (John 19:1–42) . . . . . . . . 267
• XXII The Historical Resurrection of Jesus (John 20:1–30) . . . . . . . 288
• XXIII Appearance of Jesus and Peter is Restored (John 21:1–25) . . . 300
• XIV Review and Summary. ................... 312

INTRODUCTION

The gospel of John has been called the most beautiful book in the entire world. The vocabulary of the gospel of John is
simple. Its miracles and lessons from Jesus have delighted people all over the world, both young and old, in many
different languages and in many different cultures. Yet in some ways it is a very profound book. This book has been compared to a pond in which a child can wade and in which an elephant can swim. On the surface it seems very simple. It is easy to understand. The language is simple. People who have studied the Greek language generally begin their study with either the gospel of John or the epistles of John because the language in these books is the most simple in the original Greek language.
Those trying to learn any foreign language have found they can read the gospel of John before any other New Testament
writing. Beneath the surface there is a depth, a profoundness, that the most thorough scholars find as a constant challenge. Nevertheless, students are encouraged to study this gospel. The purpose of the book, the author of the book, and some of the main characteristics of the book will be studied in this chapter. Looking at the book as a whole will help the reader to understand the book as it is studied in more detail in the chapters to come.