What do historians and scholars have to say in this regard?
2007-12-07 19:20:47 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Gospel of John is attributed to John the Evangelist. It is debated if John the Evangelist and John the Apostle are the same person, because of the timline of the writings. (John the Apostles Death is considered as late as 100 CE (making him 94, probably not likely. John The Evangelist's death is attributed at110 CE so it is difficult since the Gospel of John was written between 90 and 100 CE, kind of late in life for the Apostle if he was the same person as the Evangelist) Also it is a different John who wrote the Epistles, John the Presbyter and a yet a different John (John of Patmos ) who wrote Revelation.
Some try to make all of them one (the Apostle) and it is still commonly thought that it was the Apostle who wrote the Gospel, but it is highly debated.
EDIT: John the Baptist???? John the Baptist was dead before Christ shortly after baptising him, he was not part of the ministry and could not be the author of a Gospel written 70 years after his death.
People the John's are differnt NO modern scholar holds that the letters of John and Revelation is written by the Apostle.
If you want to know alot about Christian history here is the sourcebook site that most theology departments use to get early christian writings. Fordham University has painstakingly translated and compiled thousands of historical documents on all subjects. The most commonly used one for theology is the medieval source book http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html
it has links to their Ancient and Byzantine history sourcebooks as well.
EDITII: I wish to also vouch for the website early christian writings the person below me posted many theology departments use this and the medieval sourcebook (infact many of the medieval sourcebooks links take you there) . Notre Dame I know does, the source book is my personal preference because the early christian writings website has alot of artwork on the pages that slows my computer down. Medieval sourcebook is just text.
2007-12-07 19:36:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
it's was attributed or written to Johnny , so that's , Johnny will always remember for to do a good thing in his lives on this Beautiful Earth Creation of Adam and Eve , then , in our present time it's had turn to be a song title " Johnny Be Good ". And by the way , John = John Himself = The King Himself = The Baptism Himself -->> could also be Jesus Himself , and all of them lives of about in the same era. OOO , how loll it could be.
2007-12-07 20:49:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All scholarly research points to John the Apsotle writing the account bearing his name. The greater debate has always been whether or not the Revelation was written by the same person.
2007-12-07 19:55:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it's attributed to John; but it may not have actually been written by John the Apostle himself. There's a lot of "wiggle room" about these ancient texts.
2007-12-07 19:23:53 · answer #4 · answered by Richard B 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
John the Baptist. The escatalogical transcendental message that is inscribed in John is different than the Synoptics(Matt, Mark, and Luke)In John you have Jesus' prayer to God for the safety of those who are His. John 17 "I ask on their behalf, not on behalf of the world but on behalf of those whom you have given me for they are yours" John has more of a complicated message when it comes to Jesus' preaching of the Kingdom of God and the church, where is it in the now and the future? Gods kingdom is assuredly here in the now(The semi escatalogical intruding into the now) but its only in its provisional form here on earth in the hearts of Gods chosen people (believers, true christians, the elect of God Romans 9) and its not until the return of Christ that it will reach its consummate end where the invisible mysteries of the Kingdom of God will be revealed. This was more revealed in John than the other 3 gospels.
And remember what Jesus said "For their is none that is greater than John the Baptist except him who is least in Heaven." Remember John was the one who baptized Jesus. The significance of the prophecy of the Son of God being baptized by John is unfathommable.
2007-12-07 19:23:11 · answer #5 · answered by Carl F 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
It was John "the apostle who Jesus loved". He is thought to be a cousin of Jesus and also responsible for 1John, 2 John, 3 John and the book of Revelations.
2007-12-07 19:28:38 · answer #6 · answered by stoopid munkee 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋
yes. he also wrote 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, and Revelation.
2007-12-07 19:24:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋
scholars believe that it was written by a disciple of the apostle john.
edit - john the baptist died before jesus people!! remember?! do any of you actually READ the bible?
2007-12-07 19:29:25 · answer #8 · answered by queenie 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I would say John the Baptist since Jesus said there is none greater born of woman than John the Baptist
2007-12-07 19:30:04 · answer #9 · answered by Medicine Woman 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Maybe you should be asking historians and scholars. Instead of the weirdos who come on here in the middle of the night.
2007-12-07 19:23:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 4⤋