Prophet in the Gospel of John

Abstract

The Gospel according to St. John left its specific imprint on the exposition of the phenomenon of prophecy, expressed in technical terminology – almost reduced to the word prophet (gr. profetes). While in the Synoptic Gospels, Jesus' prophetic status dominates the first part of the narrative before Easter, the situation is quite different in John. The prophetic status of Jesus plays an important role there, but within the structure of an existential initiation. The aim of this study is to emphasize this role.