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{{short description|Gospel of John presents 7 miracles of Jesus}}
{{John}}
In [[Christianity|Christian]] scholarship, the '''Book of Signs''' is a name commonly given to the first main section of the [[Gospel of John]], from 1:19 to the end of Chapter 12. It follows the [[Hymn to the Word]] and precedes the Book of Glory. It is named for seven notable events, often called "signs" or "[[Miracles of Jesus|miracles]]", that it records.<ref name="Scott305">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g-MG9sFLAz0C|title=The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown: An Introduction to the New Testament|last=Köstenberger|first=Andreas J.|last2=Kellum|first2=Leonard Scott|last3=Quarles|first3=Charles L.|publisher=B&H Publishing Group|year=2009|isbn=
==Location in text==
{{Main article|Gospel of John#Structure and content}}
There is a widespread scholarly view that the Gospel of John can be broken into four parts: a ''[[John 1:1|prologue]]'', (John 1:
{{quotation|John 20:30 Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name. }}
It is this indication by the author of the gospel that the signs are selected, which leads to the examination of them as a sequence of seven.
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The seven signs are:<ref>''The Bible Knowledge Commentary'' John F. Walvoord and Roy B. Zuck 1983 {{ISBN|0-88207-812-7}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=DP4UiA4gQNMC&pg=PA269 p. 269]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.oxfordbiblicalstudies.com/resource/john.xhtml|title= The Gospel of John|last= von Dehsen|first= Christian D.|website= Oxford Biblical Studies Online|publisher= Oxford University Press|access-date= February 7, 2020|quote= This section of the Gospel of John is characterized by seven "signs,"}}</ref>
#[[Marriage at Cana|Changing water into wine]] at [[Cana]] in [[wikisource: Bible (American Standard)/John#2:1|John 2:1–11]] – "the first of the signs"
#[[Healing the royal official's son]] in [[Capernaum]] in [[wikisource: Bible (American Standard)/John#4:46|John 4:46–54]]
#[[Healing the paralytic at Bethesda]] in [[wikisource: Bible (American Standard)/John#5:1|John 5:1–15]]
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