Jesus Seminar
According to the controversial Jesus Seminar, there are at least two distinct writing styles contained in the Gospel of John. The later style contains midrash and theological essays put on the lips of Jesus. The other, earlier style is the original Signs Gospel, possibly written by the ‘Beloved Disciple’. It is simple, direct and historical in style and can be reconstructed as follows:
- John the Baptist (1:6-7,19-49)
- Water into wine (2:1-11)
- Official's son healed (2:12a,4:46b-54)
- Catch of 153 fish (21:1-14)
- Feeding 5000 (6:1-14)
- Walking on water (6:15-25)
- Raising of Lazarus (11:1-45)
- Blind man given sight (9:1-8)
- Healing at the Pool of Bethesda (5:2-9)
- Plot to kill Jesus (11:47-53)
- Temple incident (2:14-19)
- Jewish rejection (12:37-40)
- Mary anoints Jesus (12:1-8)
- Entering Jerusalem (12:12-15)
- Arrest (18:1-11)
- Before the High Priest (18:12-27)
- Before Pilate (18:28-19:16a)
- Crucifixion (19:16b-37)
- Joseph of Arimathea (19:38-42)
- Empty tomb (20:1-10)
- Do not hold on to me (20:11-18)
- Great Commission (20:19-22)
- Conclusion (20:30-31ab)
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