sing other resources, who were the Gnostics and what did they believe that made other Christians call them heretics? See Bruce, p. 7.
Who is the first orthodox (not heretical) Christian to quote the Fourth Gospel? Tell something about him. Bruce, p. 8.
What is the Diatessaron? Give the meaning of the word and what piece of literature it describes. Bruce, p. 8.
Who was Marcion and how does the anti-Marcionite Prologue to the Fourth Gospel reject him? Bruce, pp. 9-10.
Tell what you learn about Papias and the Johannine authorship of the Fourth Gospel. Bruce, pp. 9-10.
Who were the Montanists? What did Clement of Alexandria say about the Fourth Gospel? Bruce, p. 12.
Summarize the primary message of the Fourth Gospel as stated in John 20:30-31. Bruce, p. 12.
On your own, research the term “diaspora” and how it pertained to the Jews.
. Define and describe “Hellenism” and how it might pertain to the audience of this gospel.
Who was John the Baptist? Summarize all we know about him.
Who was the John who became an Apostle?