In
John 20:31, John writes that the purpose of his gospel is "so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name." The word "belief" is found 98 times in the gospel and is at the core of John's teaching. John's gospel is different from the synoptics in a number of ways; he does not address Jesus' birth, His genealogy, His temptation, His transfiguration, or any number of other events in the life of Christ. John's purpose is to present the eternal Son of God in all of His glory. His focus is on the ministry of Christ in Jerusalem rather than in Galilee and on the presentation He makes of Himself as the Son of God. The bulk of the gospel is given in the "Book of Signs" (
John 2:1-12:50) wherein Jesus provides the following seven signs to demonstrate His claim:
1. Changing water into wine in Cana (John 2:1-2:11)
2. Healing a government official's son in Capernaum (John 4:46-4:54)
3. Healing an invalid at the Pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem (John 5:1-5:18)
4. Feeding the 5,000 near the Sea of Galilee (John 6:5-6:14)
5. Walking on the water on the Sea of Galilee (John 6:16-6:21)
6. Healing a blind man in Jerusalem (John 9:1-9:7)
7. Raising Lazarus from the dead in Bethany (John 11:1-11:45)
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