Passage: St John 14: 1-15

You must submit an Exegetical Paper on a passage of your choosing. The instructor will provide a list of possible passages from which you may choose. The paper must follow current Turabian format. The paper must be 2,500–4,250 words (Note: Your title page, table of contents, and bibliography are not included as part of your total word count). You must include at least 7 scholarly sources (Note: Your textbooks do not count toward this total). Proper citation and use of sources is expected. You will also be graded on style and content. Passage: St. John 14:1-15

Submitted to Dr. Kendall
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of

NBST 610- B06

Hermeneutics

By

Curlie Anderson

June 4, 2020

I. Introduction………………………………………………………………………..3

II. Historical Cultural Context…………………………………………………………3

III. Literary Context…………………………………………………………………….5

IV. Exegetical Analysis…………………………………………………………………8

A. Christ is a Comforter to his Followers (St. John 14:1-3)……………………….8

B. The Meaning of the Way (St. John 14:4-6)………………………………………9

C. How Jesus is a Revelation of God (St. John 14:7-11)…………………………..10

D. The Power of the Believer (St. John 14:12-15)………………………………….11

V. Application…………………………………………………………………………..12

VI. Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………13

VII. Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………15

From St. John 14:1-15, I will defend in this paper how Christ is a comforter to his followers, the meaning of the way, how Jesus is a revelation of God and the power of the believer. I will explore in context all the other gospel writers’ themes to get a feel about how the theme of St. John depicts Jesus, noting any patterns, idiosyncrasies, or characteristics. I will briefly observe how the other gospel writer portray Christ and his teachings in St. John 14:1-15. I will compare Jesus’s teachings in the non-biblical sources with the way he is compared in the New Testament, noting any similarities and differences. Finally, I will explore scholarly commentaries for helping to understand more fully the history, setting, and context both historically and literary, in which John 14:1-15 is depicted in the primary sources. As well as picking up from the experts any insights into St. John 14:1-15. From this paper, I shall compose an exegetical work of St. John 14:1-15, identifying any life lessons for today to be learned from the comments Jesus gave in St. John 14:1-15.

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