The Gospel According to John:
An Encounter with Grace & Truth
The Gospel According to John: An Encounter with Grace & Truth emphasizes the sacraments of the Church established by Jesus as the means by which Christians are purified and sanctified. This 25-lesson Catholic Bible study from Turning to God’s Word has 
been granted an imprimatur from the Most Reverend Richard E. Pates, bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Des Moines. Written by Jennifer McGaw Phelps, Tami Palladino, and Matthew Phelps, the study focuses on grace and truth brought together in Jesus Christ as described by the Evangelist John in the Fourth Gospel. The second edition of The Gospel According to John: An Encounter with Grace & Truth is available for purchase from our website shop.
Check out our online study pages for additional commentary and video overviews for each lesson. Our online glossary for the Gospel According to John lists every proper noun included in the biblical text. A separate online page links to Revised Standard Version (Catholic Edition) cross references in the primary biblical text. The glossary and the 
links to the cross references can be accessed at the top of every online study page for The Gospel According to John: An Encounter with Grace & Truth.
Following is a list of all the lessons in The Gospel According to John: An Encounter with Grace & Truth, each linked to its corresponding online study page with access to free video overviews discussing highlights of the lesson.
Lesson 1 In the Beginning Was the Word*
Lesson 2 And This Is the Testimony of John
Lesson 3 There Was a Marriage in Cana
Lesson 4 A Man of the Pharisees, Named Nicodemus
Lesson 5 There Came a Woman of Samaria
Lesson 6 Do You Want to Be Healed?
Lesson 7 A Lad with Five Barley Loaves
Lesson 8 I Am the Living Bread
Lesson 9 Rivers of Living Water
Lesson 10 This Woman Has Been Caught in Adultery
Lesson 11 I Am the Light of the World
Lesson 12 A Man Blind from His Birth
Lesson 13 I Am the Good Shepherd
Lesson 14 I Am the Resurrection & the Life
Lesson 15 The Hour Has Come
Lesson 16 A New Commandment I Give to You
Lesson 17 I Am the Way, the Truth & the Life
Lesson 18 I Am the True Vine
Lesson 19 When the Spirit of Truth Comes
Lesson 20 And This Is Eternal Life
Lesson 21 Whom Do You Seek?
Lesson 22 My Kingship Is Not of This World
Lesson 23 It Is Finished
Lesson 24 Woman, Why Are You Weeping?
Lesson 25 Do You Love Me?
*includes a sample lesson
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