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To: Gumdrop
"John does not rely on a lot of miracles, but on the words of his Lord and Savior."

In John, Jesus performs 7 major miracles. Virtually every one is either preceded or followed by a major discourse of Jesus which somehow relates to the miracle in question. Also, it is interesting to note the seven miracles performed by Jesus in the book of John are virtually identical to the seven miracles performed by the prophet Elisha in the book of 2 Kings.

47 posted on 05/28/2008 3:16:45 PM PDT by joebuck (Finitum non capax infinitum!)
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To: joebuck

“In John, Jesus performs 7 major miracles.”

Yes, of course. I only wrote that he did not concentrate only on miracles. But John’s gospel is entirely different in scope from the other three gospels. The others are largely a chronological set of events, miracles, parables, discussions, etc. But John’s gospel details Jesus’s dialogue with his apostles and disciples which define Jesus’s relationship with his Father in heaven, and how we are to live our lives. It is much more philosophical and spiritually based.


51 posted on 05/28/2008 3:29:31 PM PDT by Gumdrop
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