Write a list of questions you have about the passage on a 3×5 or whatever
Consider the following questions:
What is the focus of chapter 20?
What did the disciples do with what John/Peter and Mary Magdalene told them?
Verse 19 talks about how the disciples were behind locked doors. Contrast this to how these same men responded to the Sanhedrin in Acts 2-6. What is the significance of the changed demeanor?
What the significance of Jesus saying Peace be with you — twice? (actually 3 times if you count the next time he came)
Why did they need to show them his hands and side? (This detail was apparently also relayed to Thomas)
Thomas was a skeptic…is there more significance to his testimony of my Lord and my God because of that?
What exactly was John hoping his readers would believe? Why?
What is the point of the resurrection from a birds-eye-view? What is the significance of John 20/Christ’s resurrection to Christianity (hint: read 1 Corinthians 15:1-34)
