Jesus and Life; Word Pictures in John's Gospel

Jesus and Life: Word Pictures in Johns Gospel is designed to be read by individuals or groups as an introduction to key sayings in Johns Gospel. An individual may use it as a collection of devotional studies over an extended period of time. A home Bible study group may work through it on a regular basis.The key texts include eight I am sayings of Jesus and twelve parables of eternal life in Johns Gospel. Each short chapter includes the key text its context its content connections and time for prayer.Johns Gospel comes out of the Jewish world into the Roman world at the end of the first century. Jesus the Jew is the Saviour of the world. He transcends time and place and yet belongs to a particular time and place. In the third decade of the twenty-first century the personal affirmations Jesus makes and the parables Jesus speaks in Johns Gospel still ring true.