The Amazing Structure of the Gospel of John

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by Kym Smith

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The structure of the Gospel of John has been the subject of much debate. Always tantalising, always suggestive that it is important, the actual structure has remained elusive. The author believes that here, at last, the structure has come to light. The wonder and depths of this gospel are only enhanced by the several interdependent structures over and around which the gospel has been shaped. Not only do the structures define, protect and illuminate the text, they are, themselves, instructive, exhortative and profound. Knowing the structure(s) removes some of the mystery of the gospel but adds to its profundity as we are let in on both the inspiration and the brilliance of its author(s). Having finished this book 20 years ago, in June 2025, an insight has forced the writer to add details to a chapter which has made what he believed was an already convincing thesis to be beyond any reasonable doubt. That is that John used the two creation narratives of Genesis as a framework for almost the whole book (i.e., 1:1-20:29). Nothing happens in Genesis 1 & 2 without it being mirrored in the gospel. The connection between the opening verses of both books has long been recognised but no one, it seems, has gone beyond those few verses until now. How John has 'fixed' that structure is breathtaking and, among other things, proves that the woman caught in adultery and the last chapter were both part of the original text. That alone makes it worth reading but there is much, much more.

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