The Gospel Of John Is One Of The Four Gospels Within The...

The Gospel of John is one of the four gospels within the New Testament. Throughout the Gospel there are many themes that are apparent. Many of the themes are associated with Jesus and him being deemed as the â€Å"son of God.† Within the New Testament there are reoccurring themes such as love, power, and sacrifice, but specifically in the Gospel of John, there are eternal life and dualism. The main focus however for this gospel is eternal life of Jesus. Dualism is a term meaning opposites and that of two parts. In this gospel there are many two parts, but two that stick out are lightness and darkness. Within the primary source readings, two quotes exemplified the idea of Jesus and the lightness that he brings. One quote stated, â€Å"I have come†¦show more content†¦Another representation that can be related to the Gospel of John is that of the Allegory of the Cave’s lightness and darkness between worlds. When the prisoners were chained to the wall all they kn ew was that of the wall. When one of the prisoners escaped, he got to experience the â€Å"real† light of the world and that of the real beauty of the world. This is the same for the followers of Jesus. When his followers believed in him he let their eyes experience real light, the light of the son of God. This is what John, one of Jesus twelve apostles, believes to be the reason that Jesus had many followers. Jesus had many oppositions, but the important one that sticks out is the Roman Empire. The question within the Roman Empire was that of if Jesus was the Messiah or not. Jews before the Romans were enslaved people, but after the Roman Empire took over, many believed that a new Messiah came along. A quote from Kind David stated that, â€Å"I will prolong forever his royal dynasty; he shall find in me a father, and I in him a son.† (7:13-14) Many after this started calling Jesus the â€Å"son of God.† When Jesus hears that he is being called the â€Å"son of God† he states that â€Å"Is it not written in your law, `I said, you are gods ? If he called them gods to whom the word of God came †¦ do you say of him whom