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The Gospel of John

  1. Lesson One
    Overview of John (John 1, 5–7, 20)
    20 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  2. Lesson Two
    Signs, Faith and Conversations (John 2–4, 11–12)
    23 Activities
  3. Lesson Three
    "I AM" Statements (John 8–10, 14–15)
    23 Activities
  4. Lesson Four
    Festivals and Fulfillment (John 2, 7, 18–19)
    16 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  5. Lesson Five
    Author and Audience (John 13, 16, 17 and 21)
    17 Activities
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment
The Gospel of John Overview of John (John 1, 5–7, 20) In | Comparing John and the Synoptics
Lesson 1, Activity 11

In | Comparing John and the Synoptics

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While Matthew and Luke frame their genealogies with different audiences in mind, John frames Jesus’ heritage around the question of Jesus’ divinity. Matthew and Luke present Jesus’ human lineage, but John makes it clear at the outset that Jesus’ human origins are not His primary origin. Jesus was born, but He didn’t enter life like the rest of us: “In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind” (John 1:4).

[Note: The passages in the question above are found in Luke 3:23-24, Matthew 1:1-2, John 1:1-2.]