how many chapters does the gospel of john have
21
title: John 1 text: John 1 John 1 is the first chapter in the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The book containing this chapter is anonymous, but early Christian tradition uniformly affirmed that John composed this gospel. The first chapter of the Gospel of John has 51 verses and can be divided in three parts: The first part (verses 1–18), often called the "Hymn to the Word", is a prologue to the gospel as a whole, stating that the Logos is "God" ("divine", "god-like", or "a god" according to some translations). Comparisons can be made between these verses title: John 1 text: the 1969 Mass of Paul VI (known as the "Ordinary Form" widely used today) that was introduced after the Second Vatican Council. John 1 John 1 is the first chapter in the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The book containing this chapter is anonymous, but early Christian tradition uniformly affirmed that John composed this gospel. The first chapter of the Gospel of John has 51 verses and can be divided in three parts: The first part (verses 1–18), often called the "Hymn to the Word", is a prologue to the gospel as a whole, title: Book of Signs text: Book of Signs In Christianity, the Book of Signs refers to the first main section of the Gospel of John, following the Hymn to the Word and preceding the Book of Glory. It is named for seven notable events, often called "signs" or "miracles", that it records. There is a widespread scholarly view that John's gospel can be broken into four parts: a , (John 1:-1:18), the Book of Signs (1:19 to 12:50), the Book of Glory (or Exaltation) (13:1 to 20:31) and an epilogue (chapter 21). It is this indication by the author of the gospel that the signs title: Gospel of John text: Gospel of John The Gospel of John () is the fourth of the canonical gospels. The work is anonymous, although it identifies an unnamed "disciple whom Jesus loved" as the source of its traditions. It is closely related in style and content to the three Johannine epistles, and most scholars treat the four books, along with the Book of Revelation, as a single corpus of Johannine literature, albeit not from the same author. C. K. Barrett, and later Raymond E. Brown, suggested that a tradition developed around the "Johannine Community", and that this tradition gave rise to the gospel. The title: Gospel of John text: see four sections in this gospel: a prologue (1:1-18); an account of the ministry, often called the "Book of Signs" (1:19-12:50); the account of Jesus' final night with his disciples and the passion and resurrection, sometimes called the "book of glory" (13:1-20:31); and an epilogue which did not form part of the original text (Chapter 21). The structure is highly schematic: there are seven "signs" culminating in the raising of Lazarus (foreshadowing the resurrection of Jesus), and seven "I am" sayings and discourses, culminating in Thomas's proclamation of the risen Jesus as "my Lord and my God" (the same title,