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discipleship and Christian ministry as it relates to the person of Jesus of Nazareth. We will seek to explore the multi-faceted vision of Jesus as Messiah offered in the images, motifs, and narratives of John, both in the biblical text as well as through the film The Gospel of John by Visual Bible International. We will think through how this film faithfully represents and enhances our ability to exegete and understand the meaning of John’s Gospel as it presents the person of Jesus for repentance and faith. • Quote, interpret, and use effectively key memorized Scriptures from John’s Gospel. • Show how the use of film and the arts can impact our fundamental understanding and presentation of the Word of God. • Identify some of the key issues surrounding contemporary scholarship’s debates and findings about the Gospel of John. • Recite some of the key images and motifs of Jesus as Messiah in John’s Gospel. • Communicate the role of imagination and interpretation in biblical hermeneutics. • Use the Gospel of John more effectively in both preaching and teaching. Nothing on earth challenges and invigorates more than sitting at the feet of Jesus as one journeys through John, listening to our Lord. This wonderful Gospel takes us to the height of our most profound theological lessons, filled with its “I ams” of Jesus’ self-identity, including the Bread of life, the Light of the world, and the True Vine. As sojourners on the way with Jesus, let us obey his word in John 8.31-32: “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” May the Lord grant to us wisdom and revelation in the Holy Spirit to see our Lord as he truly is and respond in faith to him: the Christ, Son of the living God and Savior of the world. Remember, we use this as a textbook in a course on the Gospel of John. When you finish your study, we trust that you will be able to:

~ Don Davis