Signs Gospel
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The Signs Gospel is a hypothetical source text for the Gospel of John, according to textual criticism, see also Q document. It is now widely agreed that the Gospel of John draws upon a tradition of Miracles of Jesus which are substantially independent of the three synoptic gospels. In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus refuses to give any sign that he is the messiah, which is known as the Messianic Secret, for example Mark 8:11-12. In the Gospel of Matthew and Gospel of Luke, only the Sign of Jonah will be given (Matthew 12:38-39,16:1-4, Luke 11:29-30). The Gospel of John on the other hand has Jesus providing many signs, such as 2:11 and 2:18-19 and 12:37.
Rudolf Bultmann hypothesized the Signs gospel for the first time in 1941.
According to the Complete Gospels, the Signs Gospel can be reconstructed as such:
- John the Baptist (1:6-7,19-49)
- Water into wine (2:1-11)
- Official's son healed (2:12a,4:46b-54)
- Catch of 153 fish (21:1-14)
- Feeding 5000 (6:1-14)
- Walking on water (6:15-25)
- Raising of Lazarus (11:1-45)
- Blind man given sight (9:1-8)
- Healing at the Pool of Bethesda (5:2-9)
- Plot to kill Jesus (11:47-53)
- Temple incident (2:14-19)
- Jewish rejection (12:37-40)
- Mary anoints Jesus (12:1-8)
- Entering Jerusalem (12:12-15)
- Arrest (18:1-11)
- Before the High Priest (18:12-27)
- Before Pilate (18:28-19:16a)
- Crucifixion (19:16b-37)
- Joseph of Arimathea (19:38-42)
- Empty tomb (20:1-10)
- Do not hold on to me (20:11-18)
- Great Commission (20:19-22)
- Conclusion (20:30-31ab)
[edit] References
- Raymond E. Brown, The Community of the Beloved Disciple Paulist Press, 1979
- Miller, Robert J. Editor The Complete Gospels Polebridge Press 1994 ISBN 0-06-065587-9
[edit] External links
- Fortna's attempt to reconstruct the Signs Gospel
- "Signs Gospel". a hypothetical written source for miracles in the Gospel of John: discussion
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