Dr. Joel Willitts brings his experience in both ministry and academia to this detailed, application-based study of the Gospel of John. Dr. Willitts encourages students to read the Gospel as an ancient text written to an ancient community of believers, inspiring a unique encounter with Jesus.
Introduction
Introduction
Introducing the Speaker and the Course
1m
Background
Introduction
6m
What Is John?
15m
Why Did John Write?
6m
How John Wrote: Elements of His Plot, Part 1
10m
How John Wrote: Elements of His Plot, Part 2
9m
How John Wrote: Elements of His Plot, Part 3
9m
How John Wrote: Elements of His Plot, Part 4
7m
Seven Exegetical Questions
11m
Major Narrative Divisions
6m
Initial Presentation (John 1:1–4:54)
Prologue: Introduction
10m
Prologue: Historical-Cultural Background
6m
Prologue: Setting, Characters, and Key Terms
9m
Prologue: Theological Ideas
7m
Gospel of John’s Christology
8m
John the Baptist’s Testimony about Jesus
8m
Jesus Calls His First Disciples
6m
John and Jesus’ Disciples: Historical-Cultural Background
9m
John and Jesus’ Disciples: Characters and Function
7m
John and Jesus’ Disciples: Key Terms and Theological Ideas
7m
Wedding at Cana: Setting in the Larger Narrative
6m
Wedding at Cana: The Story and Its Meaning
6m
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
9m
Historical-Cultural Background of John 2
6m
Function and Theology of John 2
7m
Nicodemus Visits Jesus: Setting
7m
Nicodemus Visits Jesus: Insufficient Faith
11m
John’s Final Testimony to Christ
9m
Nicodemus: Historical-Cultural Background, Part 1
7m
Nicodemus: Historical-Cultural Background, Part 2
5m
Nicodemus: Function in the Larger Framework of John
3m
Nicodemus: Key Terms and Theological Ideas
5m
Gospel of John’s Theology of Discipleship and the Church
5m
Jesus and the Woman of Samaria
10m
Jesus Heals an Official’s Son in Galilee
4m
Historical-Cultural Background of John 4
7m
Theological Ideas of John 4
4m
Gospel of John’s Theology of Salvation
7m
Intensifying Polarization (John 5:1–10:42)
Introduction: Jewish Festival Cycle
6m
Jesus and the Sabbath: Introduction
9m
Jesus and the Sabbath: Historical-Cultural Background
6m
Jesus and the Sabbath: Theology
3m
Event: Jesus Testing His Disciples
6m
Teaching: Jesus Teaching about True Discipleship
9m
Response: The Disciples Responding to Jesus
4m
Function of John 6
5m
Key Terms of John 6
3m
Theological Ideas of John 6
3m
Gospel of John’s Sacramentalism
6m
Jesus and the Festival of Tabernacles: Introduction
7m
Festival of Tabernacles: Conflict over Jesus’ Identity
7m
A Pause: Woman Caught in Adultery, Part 1
5m
A Pause: Woman Caught in Adultery, Part 2
4m
Festival of Tabernacles: Rejection of Jesus’ Self-Revelation
7m
Festival of Tabernacles: Jesus Heals the Man Born Blind
7m
Festival of Tabernacles: Jesus as the Good Shepherd
4m
Festival of Tabernacles: Summary
9m
Festival of Tabernacles: Key Terms
3m
Festival of Tabernacles: Theological Ideas
5m
Festival of Dedication: Historical-Cultural Background
4m
Festival of Dedication
7m
Festival of Dedication: Function and Theological Ideas
4m
Final Presentation and Private Preparation (John 11:1–17:26)
Death and Resurrection of Lazarus: Context and Characters
11m
Death and Resurrection of Lazarus: Function
8m
Jesus’ Impending Death: Place in the Larger Framework of John
14m
Jesus’ Impending Death: Function and Key Terms
8m
Jesus’ Impending Death: Theological Ideas
4m
Gospel of John’s Theology of Atonement
6m
Private Preparation: Context
4m
Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet
7m
Gift of Bread for a Betrayer
5m
Jesus’ Words about His Departure: Part 1
10m
Jesus’ Words about Abiding and Loving
7m
Jesus’ Words about His Departure: Part 2
7m
Jesus’ Words about His Departure: Function
6m
Gospel of John’s Theology of the Holy Spirit
9m
Jesus’ Prayer before His Arrest
7m
Jesus’ Prayer before His Arrest: Function and Theology
5m
Climactic Passion, Resurrection, and Epilogue (John 18:1–21:25)
Jesus’ Arrest, the Priest’s Interrogation, and Peter’s Denial
8m
Pilate’s Interrogation and Jesus’ Kingdom
9m
Jesus’ Crucifixion, Death, and Burial
9m
Jesus’ Crucifixion, Death, and Burial: Function and Theology
7m
Jesus’ Post-Resurrection Appearances
9m
John’s Epilogue
7m
Jesus’ Post-Resurrection Appearances: Function
7m
Gospel of John: Jesus and the Beloved Apostle
6m
Gospel of John: Old Look/New Look
9m
Gospel of John: Authorship
8m
Gospel of John: Audience and Date
7m
Gospel of John: A Jewish Gospel
8m
Conclusion
Review
4m
Appendix: Screencasts
Using the Clause Participants Section in the Bible Word Study Tool
5m
Using Greek Searching to Discover the Form of Faith in John’s Gospel
7m
Creating a Syntax Query to Discover the Greatness of Grace
7m
Filtering a Bible to Display Only Verses on a Specific Topic
4m
Exploring John’s Chronology with Inline Searching
5m
Using Different Tools to Study Feasts in the Gospel of John
8m
Using the Clause Search to Find Instances of God Gathering Israel
6m
Searching for the “I Am” Statements in John
7m
Using the Bible Sense Lexicon to Find Animals Used for Sin Offerings
6m
Finding the Trinity Using an Inline Search and Visual Filters
5m
Using Factbook and Visual Copy to Create a Custom Bible Introduction Presentation
6m
Researching the Reliability of John’s Gospel with the Factbook