The Gospel of John. The so-called “spiritual gospel” which presents Jesus as the “Stranger from Heaven,” stands apart from the other three. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. It has often been called the “spiritual gospel” because of the way that it portrays Jesus.
Also question is, how the Synoptic Gospels do portray Jesus?
Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels In all three, Jesus is portrayed as a teacher who doles out advice on issues of spirituality and following God’s will. He chooses twelve special disciples to whom he directs special teaching; he tells parables, or short stories meant to teach.
Also Know, what did John say about Jesus? Unlike the other gospels, it is John himself who testifies to seeing “the Spirit come down from heaven like a dove and rest on him”. John explicitly announces that Jesus is the one “who baptizes with the Holy Spirit” and John even professes a “belief that he is the Son of God” and “the Lamb of God”.
Simply so, how is the Gospel of John different?
John’s gospel is different from the other three in the New Testament. Whereas in the three synoptic gospels Jesus actually eats a passover meal before he dies, in John’s gospel he doesn’t. The last supper is actually eaten before the beginning of passover.
Who was the Gospel of John written for?
John’s is the only one of the four not considered among the Synoptic Gospels (i.e., those presenting a common view). Although the Gospel is ostensibly written by St. John the Apostle, “the beloved disciple” of Jesus, there has been considerable discussion of the actual identity of the author.