The Book Of Signs John. “the book of signs” is the first half of the fourth gospel, in which john reveals jesus by a series of miraculous acts. He explained the miracles did by jesus was not for his personal gain, rather for the glory of god which he shared as god`s son (john 1:14).
The book of signs describes seven signs or miracles performed by jesus christ. John makes a great contribution by the use of “signs” which attest to our lord’s deity and claims to be israel’s messiah. Another strategic purpose why the signs are important to understand john gospel was explicit in john drane book.
John complies these signs to show the supernatural power which is one of john's themes.
The book of signs in john. In christian scholarship, the book of signs is a name commonly given to the first main section of the gospel of john, from 1:19 to the end of chapter 12. In this, the third miracle of jesus in the book of john, jesus has returned to jerusalem. Jerome neyrey, s.j., this course invites students to join a process in which we will read each of the first 12 chapters of john in sequence.