Themes from the Gospel of John

by Michael Hickey

Publisher:

Hamilton Books

, 2021

This books seeks to uncover the underlying message of the Gospel of John through its four major themes and several sub-themes. The major themes discussed are The Logos Prologue, The Book of Signs, The Book of Glory, and The Epilogue. The many sub-themes interspersed throughout the Gospel are The I am Sayings, Faith and Believing, Knowing and Unknowing, Light and Darkness, Seeing and Blindness, Ascent and Descent, Life and Death, Abiding and Discipleship, Bread and Water, Love, Two Extended Allegories, Judgment and the World, Son on Man-Son God, and Spirit, Paraclete, and Truth.

Contents

Chapter 1: Themes and the Gospel of John

Chapter 2: Background to John’s Gospel

Chapter 3: Major Theme One- The Logos (Jn. Chapter 1)

Chapter 4: Major Theme Two- The Book of Signs (Jn. Chapters 2-12)

Chapter 5: Major Theme Three- The Book of Glory (Jn. Chapters 13-20)

Chapter 6: Major Theme Four-The Epilogue (Jn. Chapter 21)

Chapter 7: The “I AM” Sayings

Chapter 8: Faith and Believing

Chapter 9: Knowing and Unknowing

Chapter 10: Light and Darkness

Chapter 11: Seeing and Blindness

Chapter 12: Ascent and Descent

Chapter 13: Life and Death

Chapter 14: Abiding and Discipleship

Chapter 15: Bread and Water

Chapter 16: Love

Chapter 17: Two Extended Allegories

Chapter 18: Judgment and The World

Chapter 19: Son of Man-Son of God

Chapter 20: Spirit, Paraclete and Truth

Product Details

• Title: Themes from the Gospel of John
• Author: Michael Hickey
• Publisher: Hamilton Books
• Print Publication Date: 2021
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9780761872719, 9780761872702, 0761872701, 076187271X
• Resource ID: LLS:9780761872719
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-02-01T00:53:02Z

About Michael Hickey

Michael Hickey is a graduate of Northeastern University, Boston, MA, and a Master of Divinity Studies graduate of Weston Jesuit, now the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry. Following a career as a corporate executive for a Fortune 500 company, he became a Director of two 501 C-3 charitable non-profits; he was Executive Director of Food for the Poor Inc., Deerfield Beach, Fl., and Development Director for My Brother’s Table Soup Kitchen, Lynn, MA. As he approached retirement, he began his own marketing business, retiring as a successful entrepreneur in his late fifties to teach and write. He has had four books previously published; Get Wisdom, Get Goodness, Get Real, and Get to the End. Michael Hickey is married to Theresa, a published poet and the editor of this new book. In their 50+ years of marriage they have raised four happy and "well adjusted" children into adulthood and they currently have five grandchildren.