most important signs

Question 1

3 main points

Answer 1

raising of lazarus
feeding of the 5000
other signs (water into wine,healing of officials son)

Question 2

raising of lazarus

Answer 2

• Jesus raises lazarus from the dead after 4 days in the tomb ‘I am the resurrection and the life’
• asks his sister martha if she believes
• shows that Jesus’ words give life and confirms his divine authority while foreshadowing his own death and resurrection
• points to a broader theme of eternal life through belief which is a central idea to the prologue- jesus brings light
  -reveals jesus as the source of life itself and his control over life and death points to his divine authority
  ‘he who believes in me will live’
  highly influential today if you believe in jesus you too gain eternal life

Question 3

feeding of the 5000

Answer 3

-Jesus miraculously fed 5000 people with 5 loaves and 2 fish
-the crowd recognised the miracle and referred to jesus as the prophet come to this world- proving its influence
-reveals jesus as the bread of life and the sustainer of life both physically and spiritually
-has connection to the exodus story in the old testament
-some scholars argue it has connection to the manna bread sent from heaven in the old testament implying that jesus is the new moses fulfilling old testaments expectations
- seen as a sign jesus is the promised messiah and gives sustenance in a way no other earthly kings could
-as in the prologue he who believes will become a child of god
-But demontrates jesus’ power not direct divine nature

Question 4

other signs

Answer 4

water into wine- Jesus turned water into wine on the third day of a wedding
- was the first sign meaning if there wasnt this sign there would be no subsequent signs
-performed at a wedding, conveys jesus’ glory and abundance of life
-the water of the old covenant was replaced by the wine of the new covenant
-the old way has failed and jesus is the new way
only slaves knew it was jesus so maybe less influential at the time but shows jesus has selfless love
healing of the officials son- jesus told an official his son will get better from illness and he recovered
-jesus’ words heal and give life-he can overrule the power of nature
-officials son,if you dont believe jesus has place for the non-believer
-son - son of god
jesus is the son and his death is followed by eteral life
-if you are sick (non believer) the words of jesus will heal you
prologue- he who believes will become a child of god