The fourth gospel of the Bible is carefully crafted by adding different details from the synoptic gospels. The sixth chapter of John is full of the miracles and teachings of Jesus. Jesus feeding the five thousand and Jesus claiming to be the bread of life have similar characteristics. As well as the second section, Jesus walking on the water, and the last section, the disciples abandoning Jesus have the same characteristics with each other. There are characteristics common to these sections too. The locations of these events are in the same vicinity. This chapter is found in the festival cycle starting from John 5 through John 12 because the signs-miracles and the narratives and discourses that accompany them are set in the context of the Jewish festivals (Kim 308). The events in John 6 begin around the Sea of Galilee. where there are about five thousand (against 10) men in this locality. There are several characters who contribute to these events. Jesus, the disciples, and the crowd create interactions with each other so that readers can learn about their culture. The main holiday surrounding this event is Passover. The sixth chapter of John was written in four sections: Jesus feeding the five thousand, Jesus walking on water, Jesus claiming to be the bread of life, and many disciples abandoning Jesus after learning that they could not resist Jesus' teachings The first event of this chapter involves Jesus feeding five thousand people. From verses 1-15 we talk about people who follow Jesus for his miracles. A large crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick (v. 2). The six chapters of John are rich in images and themes parallel to the synoptic (Ruland 450). People will see... half of the paper... John's. I could use the stories to compare and contrast in my research paper. Patrick J. "The Eucharist In St. John 6." Catholic Biblical Quarterly 9.4 (1947): 442-452. ATLA Religions Database with ATLASerials. Network. March 24, 2014. In this article he tells me John's story and all the details surrounding him. A search on key terms to explain to readers what they meant and what they didn't. Yeago, David S. "The Bread of Life: Patristic Christology and Evangelical Soteriology in Martin Luther's Sermons on John 6." St. Vladimir's Theological Quarterly 39.3 (1995): 257-279. ATLA Religions Database with ATLASerials. Network. March 24, 2014. This author argues that Luther's theology of justification of faith depends largely on a particular Christology by examining the sermons on John 6. He also talked about what faith is.
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