I am currently in my final year at Oral Roberts University as an undergraduate student. As a result, I am spending much time working on my Senior Paper. The primary text for my Senior Paper is John 18:33-19:16a, and one of the themes that is central to not only this specific passage, but the entire Gospel of John, is the theme of "truth." John's Understanding of Truth The Gospel of John is unique from the other three Gospels in the New Testament; whereas Matthew, Mark, and Luke--commonly referred to as the Synoptic Gospels--are incredibly similar to each other in narrative arc and shared content, John stands somewhat alone in his storyline and his content. For example, while the word "truth" (in Greek, it is alēthia ) appears only 7 times in all three of the Synoptic Gospels, the Gospel of John uses this word a total of 25 times! What, then, does John have to say about "truth"? And also, what does he mean whenever he uses this word? Usua...
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