Paul Oladotun Kolawole
Department of Religious Studies,
Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria
pauldotun98@gmail.com
Date Received: March 31, 2020; Date Revised: May 9, 2020
Asia Pacific Journal of Academic Research in
Social Sciences
Vol. 5, No. 1, 57-61
ISSN 2545-904X (Print)
ISSN 2704-4157 (Online)
The Central Theme of John‟s Gospel and the Christian Community 706 KB 1 downloads
Paul Oladotun Kolawole Department of Religious Studies, Olabisi Onabanjo University,...
John’s Gospel is considered a unique testimony concerning Jesus Christ, though different from the Synoptic. Modern scholarship discourse of John’s gospel brings several issues (structure, authorship, recipient and many more) in to lime light. The focus of this discourse is the quest for the central theme of John’s Gospel; which makes the prologue (1:1-18) and farewell discourse (14-17) the spotlight of this research. Many Johannine scholars have concentrated on the Prologue and have studied its themes, theologies and structure, with varying results. However, there have been limited attempts to contrast it with the farewell discourse; thus, this research employs a descriptive and analytical methodology to engage the highlighted sections with the aim of conveying a lucid understanding of the two sections “the central theme” of John’s Gospel and it’s applicability to the contemporary Christian community. The Christian Community is of great advantage having the same sections in one piece, to enrich and provide Christians with enough information concerning the account of Jesus Christ.
Keywords: Gospel, John, Jesus Christ, New Testament.