The bible series john apostle

Byu new testament commentary series kindle edition by draper, richard d. When john was an old man, he was made a prisoner by a cruel emperor of rome, and was kept in a little island called the isle of patmos, which is in the aegean sea, not far from ephesus. It tells of his origin, life, teachings, ministry and miracles. John the apostle, also called saint john the evangelist or saint john the divine, flourished 1st century ce. John was part of jesus inner circle and, along with peter and james, john was given the privilege of witnessing jesus conversation with moses and. This tells the life of the apostle john, only using details from the bible. He was one of the original twelve apostles and is thought to be the only one to have not been killed for his faith. The bible 20 francis magee in the bible 20 the bible 20 diogo morgado in. John was known as an apostle, author, and the only apostle who was not killed by martyrdom, though not from lack of trying. His story extends many years past the earthly ministry of christ. John the apostle was the lords halfcousin, his mother salome being marys sister compare matthew 27. The two brothers, and sons of zebedee, were known as the \sons.

After this there was a feast of the jews, and jesus went up to jerusalem. The apostle john was later freed, possibly due to old age, and he returned to what is now turkey. In other words, the series points us back to jesus where we should be in the first place. Ford proposes that revelation originated as prophecy of john the baptist, expanded by his followers to produce the book in its current form, but most scholars reject this theory.

What mr pollock has done for us is use context and history to more fully flesh out the man paul. We first learn of him when he and his brother left their nets on the sea of galilee to become fishers of men mark 1. The text reads that when he and his brother left their boats to follow jesus, hired servants remained with their father. Peter and james and john come within the innermost circle of their lords friends.

The apostle john is the author of five new testament books. The story of jesus life as told by the apostle john, narrated by christopher plummer. This man came to jesus by night and said to him, rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from god, for no one can do these signs that you do unless god is with him. Tradition was unanimous among the early church fathers that john, the beloved apostle, was the author of 1 john. Thus, the apostle john became the disciple whom jesus loved. The book is also known as harbuts story of the bible told for young and old. We read about several johns in the new testament, including john the baptist and john the apostle, the son of zebedee. He humbly calls himself gods servant doulos, bondslave, not even titling himself an apostle.

He was one of two disciples with john the baptist when he proclaimed jesus as gods lamb. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the revelation of john the apostle. The apostle john had the distinction of being a beloved friend of jesus christ, writer of five books of the new testament, and a pillar in the early christian church. We should note that john s method of countering it is highly subjective, that is, the epistle has many references to the firstperson pronouns i and we. He is known as the beloved disciple or \the disciple whom jesus loved,\ and was the younger brother of james the great. This study of the fourth gospel by john the apostle lays out the case for jesus dynamic nature as the godman and the various reactions people had when confronted by this amazing reality. Consequently, luke may be the most informative book in the bible. Most of what we know about john comes from the bible itself, particularly the gospels. But rather he included in his word, stories of peoplefolks like you and me to whom we can easily relate. When we were traveling with the first bible series, we visited many. As he promised, god has abundantly blessed the proclamation of his word, and dr. With keith david, robert powell, jake canuso, diogo morgado. The apostle john rose to a position of influence within worldwide christianity and shortly before the destruction of jerusalem by the romans in 70 ad, he moved to ephesus in modern day, turkey. The luke series is a set of narrations based on the bibles.

The following is an excerpt from the macarthur new testament commentary on 1 corinthians 12. After the resurrection, peter became one of the most influential christian leaders in the first century, and according to catholic. The story takes the modern day reader back into history. In fact, his theology of love appears in his gospel. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. The name of john appears in all the lists of the apostles given in the synoptic gospels matthew 10. In the bible the apostle john is mentioned by name 30 timesin matthew.

John s account has a very different feeling tone to it, as well. Pastor denny gorena begins a new series in the book of revelation by describing several reasons for john the apostle be chosen to write this book. We learn from it that he was a disciple of john the baptist 1. J ohn the apostle was one of the 12 disciples of christ. With henry ian cusick, daniel kash, christopher plummer, stuart bunce.

The bible series is not totally scriptural, but it should encourage the serious believer to study the scriptures and check on the things that seem to be nonscriptural. Today, people worldwide receive the teaching of gods whole word in. John, the apostle in the bible encyclopedia isbe bible. John writes in the gospel that god is a god of love, that god loved his. The apostle peter referred to himself as an elder in this same sense 1 pet. According to church tradition, their mother was salome.

Feb 26, 20 the bible is a tenhour, fiveweek, miniseries created and produced by husband and wife team, roma downey touched by an angel and mark burnett the voice, survivor, shark tank, celebrity. John the apostle, the son of zebedee and salome, was one of the twelve apostles of jesus. John and his brother james, another disciple of jesus, were fishermen on the sea of galilee when jesus called them to follow him. But more importantly, as we just saw, decades earlier, irenaeus, who actually met polycarp, says he was only appointed bishop there by unnamed apostles in asia, thus not yet having heard the tall tale that it was john in particular. Includes his family background, his call by jesus, his presense at some of the more detailed miracles of jesus, at the transfiguation, the crucifixion, and at the empty tomb. The apocalyptic imagery in revelation makes the book difficult to understand and open. Interestingly, the apostle john is mentioned by name in. When john wrote this epistle, the gnostic heresy was rising in the church. I could write this whole series about this penman, but we are not looking at john, but. A series of daily bible readings and drills from the new testament book of john to be used in youth classes, as a daily devotional or as an aid in home schools. It tells of his death, burial, resurrection, and ascension to heaven. The gospel of john is the only gospel of the four that does not give a list of the twelve apostles.

Bible biographies help us gain wisdom into matters of faith, godly conduct, and christian service. We have sort of an image in our minds of what john is like. The lord could have given the bible in the form of a rule book only. John the baptist was beheaded during the ministry of jesus, so in most cases he is easily distinguished from other johns. John was part of jesus inner circle and, along with peter and james, john was given the privilege of witnessing jesus.

This john the apostle bible story was written in simple words by jesse lyman hurlbut and taken from hurlbuts bible stories for children which was published in 1904. While his name appears rarely in a position by itself, he is still one of the most prominent of the disciples. The initial 12 called directly by jesus when jesus began his earthly ministry, he called 12 men to. We know that john was the younger brother of james and the son of zebedee mark 10. We get the vast majority of our information about john from the pages of the four gospels. A novel john the immortal series brooke, dennis on. John, therefore, was a fisherman on the sea of galilee. The bible biography series is a study of striking figures in biblical.

Information regarding his last days comes to us primarily from tradition. His brother was james, who was another of the twelve apostles. He is known as the beloved disciple or the disciple whom jesus loved, and was the younger brother of james the great. For permission to reproducedistribute these resources from steve cole including the word document and audio files found on the individual lesson pages below please see bible. The authorship of 1 john is part of the debate over the authorship of the johannine corpus the gospel, 1 john, 2 john, 3 john and revelation. The videos are narrative accounts by bible personalities about revelation, such as the apostle john talking about revelation 1. He became the pastor of the church in ephesus and had a special relationship with other churches in the area as we know from the letters to the. Eastern feast days may 8 and september 26, in christian tradition, an apostle of jesus and the author of three letters, the fourth gospel, and possibly the revelation to john in the new testament. John the apostle i chose john s pinwheel to represent the apostle john for two reasons. One of his best known books is the apostle, a life of paul. There are two prominent people in the new testament named john, and both of their profiles are shown below.

John is a familiar figure in most of the scenes with jesus and the disciples. The apostle john was the disciple whom jesus loved. Another theory concerning john s death is associated with a secondcentury bishop named papias of hierapolis. Daily nuggets from the gospel of john, by jeff asher. He and andrew became the masters original disciples john 1. Obviously, the block carrys the apostle s name, but if you notice, the pinwheels are divided into three distinct sections, representing jesus inner circle of three. The apostle john identifies himself as the human author and witness of the revelation three times in the first nine verses verses 12, 4, 9. A religious dramatic miniseries about gods creation and physical landmark events leading up to the crucifixion and resurrection of jesus christ.

But, he was also a part of a local congregation, where he served as elder. The life and ministry of the apostle john, son of zebedee, is observed annually on december 27 by christians in the west. The eyewitness bible series revelation series has five 1215 minute videos and related study guides. He is considered the same person as john the evangelist, john of patmos and the beloved disciple. This disciple was one of the sons of zebedee who followed our lord. It was probably written in the 80s or 90s ad by the apostle john while he was exiled on the island of patmos. The apostle john used the verb form pisteuo, translated as believe and sometimes as trust or commit, ninety eight times in the gospel and nine times in 1 john. One gospel, three letters, and the book of revelation are all attributed to john. He was called to be a disciple while he was fishing with his brother. Luke is the story of the life of jesus of nazareth.

By stressing its verb form, john presents faith as an intentional act of believing. John was an apostle, who had authority from christ over all of the churches. The disciple jesus loved from the series servants of god in the bible by robert alan king is a book with over 5,300. He is the official biographer of billy graham and lives with his wife in devon, england. Who are the apostles in the bible and why are they important. He is the author of five new testament books, including.

John the apostle would have to be over 100 years old to have installed him. We have an african john, an african mary magdalene, an african. He was known of the high priest and moved freely among the jewish leadership. John, the apostle, was the son of zebedee and the brother of james. John wrote five new testament books during his ministry. In this devotional series, pastor gregg matte take us on a passagebypassage journey through the first letter of john.

John was called to be an apostle by our lord in the first year of his public ministry. Generally listed as the youngest apostle, he was the son of zebedee and salome or joanna. Audio and manuscripts are available for each lesson. The apostle peter also known as saint peter, simon peter, and cephas was one of the 12 main disciples of jesus christ, and along with james and john, he was one of jesus closest companions. The videos and study guides provide an excellent overview of the book of revelation. And what were going to get is vintage john in these epistles.

John the apostle was one of the original 12 apostles. We first learn of him when he and his brother left their nets on the sea of galilee to become fishers of men with jesus of nazareth. Sep 07, 2016 the apostle, together with warren wiersbys be series, has become essential to my preparation for bible study. The 19 catholic encyclopedia, in an article about his life, states that writers in the second and third centuries a. The missionary apostle bible biography series butler, john g on. The new testament strongly indicates john was the closest disciple to christ see john.

In studying john s gospel, one can see the culmination of gods eternal purpose in his only begotten son pdf file size. Butlers bible biography series are expository in style which allow gods word to determine the subject matter and lessons. Christian tradition says that john the evangelist was john the apostle. John is traditionally believed to be one of two disciples the other being andrew recounted in john 1.

It is more mystical, more miraculous than the synoptic accounts. Much is to be learned of the apostle john from the fourth gospel, assuming the gospel to have been written by him. On this view, james and john were cousins of jesus, and were also related to the family of john the baptist. Practical, biblical, analytical, and spiritual, this series will give a major boost to your understanding of how to live the eternal truths contained within this important book of the bible. He helped arrange the passover meal and service for jesus and his fellow disciples. Finale sneak peek, hot jesus responds to twitter nickname duration. The bible is a television miniseries based on the bible. The apostle john is known to us because of his proximity to jesus christ in the gospel accounts.

John and his brother james, another disciple of jesus, were fishermen on the sea. John was distinguished as a prophet, an apostle, and an evangelist. The bible biography series is a study of striking figures in biblical history whose lives provide us with much important truth for every person, age, and culture. This is by no means a book only for folks well versed in the bible as brooke doesnt. This book presents paul the apostle and his life as taken from his journeys in biblical times. Mcgee completed his life in 1988, thru the bible was heard in 35 languages. In this eighth delivery of the series, the apostle challenges us not to love the. Are you enjoying life as god meant it to be by experiencing true christlike humility. John the apostle was the son of zebedee and the younger brother of james, son of zebedee james the greater. John, the apostle international standard bible encyclopedia. This 108part expository study of the gospel of john was preached at flagstaff christian fellowship from 202015.

And god has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then mira. The bible is a tenhour, fiveweek, miniseries created and produced by husband and wife team, roma downey touched by an angel and mark burnett the voice, survivor, shark tank, celebrity. In this series on the apostles of jesus christ, weve now arrived at the life of the last. Note that each of them required some additional designation to distinguish them from others with the same name. Revelation was likely the last book of the new testament to be written, and was placed last in the new testament.