John 20 Part 1

Basic Outline Questions

John 20: 1-10 (and Luke 24:9-12)


Notice the same story in Luke 24:9-12 – different details…..why the difference?

Notice the characters involved.( not just Mary Magdalene ….Mary Magdalene goes back and sees Jesus…we will study that next week) – the women….Mary Magdalene, Joanna(hmmmm who is this??) , Mary the mother of James (not of James and John, but James” the less or younger”), “and the other women with them.) (Women were important in Gods plan to show that Jesus had risen – and to go and tell) See if you can find any resources that show the relationship between all these people…..

Use your Stop! Look! Listen! technique. Read the verses with new eyes, slowly and several times, look for words you might not understand, etc…

Vs 2,3,4,8 etc… who is this unnamed disciple? Why does the writer, John, just come right out and identify this man?

Where were the followers of Jesus during this time?

Write out verse 8 for emphasis

LISTEN -
What if this part of the story had been left out of Scripture….what would we have missed out on?
What is God trying to teach us?
How will the study of these verses impact my view of ‘Easter”?

Next week we will study vs 11-18 and focus in on Jesus and His appearance to a women, Mary Magdalene, before any of the men…