Literary Arrangement of the Gospel The Gospel of John is arranged rather simply with five parts. Characteristic of John’s writing style, he begins with a prologue (1:1–18) in which the major thrust of his message is presented in capsule form. Then, he moves to the main body of his work that, in the case of the Gospel, has three major sections. John begins by describing Jesus’ Ministry to the Nation (1:19–12:50) in which He reveals the Father and describes both the attainment and experience of eternal