Gospel of John

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Gospel of John
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About the Author
Explanation and Analysis of the Document
Audience
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Abstract

The Gospel of John is one of the four Gospels from the New Testament of the Bible. The Gospels are the books of Christian Scripture that deal with the life and legacy of Jesus of Nazareth, also called Jesus Christ, who lived from around 4 BCE to around 30 CE. These first four books of the New Testament are all biographical records of the life and career of Jesus; they showcase the teachings that constitute the “gospel” or “good news” of the Christian message. This “good news,” which Christians regard as the crowning moment of Jewish prophetic history, is the revelation that Jesus Christ was God incarnate. Further, through his death at the hands of Jewish elders and Roman officials and his subsequent resurrection from the dead, he fulfilled a sacrificial promise and redeemed the world from its sins. The Gospels, written by Jesus’s disciples some decades after his execution, are the mainstay of the Christian faith.

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