Title: Chapter 06: Fill-in-the-blank/Short Answer Questions: The Gospel according to John
Course: Engaging the Christian Scriptures Instructor's Manual

Q: Which Greek term does the author of John use to introduce Jesus’s identity at the beginning of his Gospel?
- logos (logos)

Q: What are the three stages of John’s Christology?
- Jesus’s preexistence, incarnation, and heavenly ascension (Jesus’s preexistence, incarnation, and heavenly ascension)

Q: Briefly describe how Jesus’s use of “I am” statements advances the theological understanding of Jesus in John’s Gospel.
- the “I am” statements mimic God’s response of “I am who I am” to the question of who God is in Exodus 3:14 (the “I am” statements mimic God’s response of “I am who I am” to the question of who God is in Exodus 3:14)

Q: What question must a careful interpreter of the Gospel of John ask when he or she encounters the term “the Jews” in this Gospel and why?
- “To whom specifically is John referring?”; because John refers to different groups with the same terminology and careless interpretations of the terminology have led to Christian violence against Jews (“To whom specifically is John referring?”; because John refers to different groups with the same terminology and careless interpretations of the terminology have led to Christian violence against Jews)

Q: In the Gospel of John, which group joins the Jewish religious leaders in arresting Jesus and what is the significance of their inclusion in the account?
- Roman soldiers; in part by showing that both Jews and Romans participated in the arrest of Jesus, John shows that both Jews and Gentiles are responsible for the crucifixion (Roman soldiers; in part by showing that both Jews and Romans participated in the arrest of Jesus, John shows that both Jews and Gentiles are responsible for the crucifixion)