Answers the following questions in the quizzes below.

1. World Behind the Text

A. Open your Study Bible to the Introductory Notes for the Gospel of John that you are studying. Identify information about who, what, where, and when, and record any relevant information.

• Who is it written to:
• What was happening:
• Where is it written:
• When was it written:

B. Who authored, edited, and or translated this text? Is there more than one author?

C. What other sources could you use to help obtain this information? What type of information do they provide?

D. What is the theme or meaning of this book as a whole? Why was it written? 

2. World of the Text

A. What keywords, phrases, or themes need further exploration?

B. Using the reference and index sections, what information did you find that will help you to understand this passage?

C. Locate specific passages in the Old Testament and New Testament that provide meaning to some of the words and themes

D. Locate at least 2 other Biblical tools that could be used to understand this passage. List some below.

E. Explain the different information they provide and how each source has helped you to understand this text

F. Locate 2 other Christian sources that shed light on this text.

G. Acknowledge the sources that you have used by referencing them below.

H. Under each reference, identify different quotes found in each source that capture the theological view.

I. Within the book, where does this passage take place? How do they relate to God’s Big Picture?

J. Describe in your own words, what the current theological view on this passage is.

3. World in Front of the Text

A. What could be the ancient reader’s response to this passage?

B. What might this passage be saying to the modern culture with reference to its context?

C. Is there anything in the text that might be open to challenge or questioning by a modern reader?

D. How might gender, culture, or life experience, including experiences with religion or religious groups, affect the way a modern reader might respond to this text?

E. What does this passage mean for the Church? What does it teach me about God and about Jesus? What does it teach me about humanity? What is it saying to me personally?

F. What different contexts could this information impact if you were to put what you have learned into action?

G. Describe one practical application that you could make to your life, after thoroughly exploring this scripture?

H. Was this approach helpful in helping in interpreting the passage? Which biblical tool did you find most useful?