Life of john the disciple
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JOHN, THE APOSTLE. Second most prominent member of the Twelve, John the son of Zebedee was one of the best remembered as witnessed in lit., tradition, art, and archeology. Basic to a study of the man are the literary sources on which the researcher depends.
I. Sources
II. Life history
The amount of lit. relating to John and his writings is very large in NT studies. More has been written about him and attributed to him than any of the other twelve apostles.
I. Sources
Outline
Most of the information about John the son of Zebedee comes from the NT itself; there is no mention of him in Josephus, for example.
A. Sources that refer to John the apostle
1. Canonical books. a. The synoptic gospels. The record of the first three gospels states that John had a brother whose name was James and a father whose name was Zebedee, a fisherman residing near Capernaum on the Sea of Galilee (Matt , 22; Mark , 20; Luke ). The mother of John is believed to be Salome. This is inferred f
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Who was John the Apostle in the Bible?
Answer
The Apostle John fryst vatten the author of five New Testament books: the gospel of John, the three short epistles that also bear his name (1, 2, and 3 John) and the book of Revelation. John was part of Jesus’ “inner circle” and, along with Peter and James, John was given the privilege of witnessing Jesus’ conversation with Moses and Elijah on the mount of the transfiguration (Matthew ). His importance in the twelve grew as he matured, and after the crucifixion, he became a “pillar” in the Jerusalem church (Galatians ), ministered with Peter (Acts , , ), and finally was exiled to the island of Patmosby the Romans, where he received from God the majestic visions that comprise the book of Revelation.
Not to be confused with John the Baptist, the Apostle John is the brother of James, another of the twelve disciples of Jesus. Together, they were called by Jesus “Boanerges,” which means “sons of thunder,” and therein we find a key to John’s pers
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John the Apostle
Apostle of Jesus, saint (c. 6 – c. )
Not to be confused with John the Baptist.
Saint John the Apostle | |
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St John by Peter Paul Rubens (c. ) | |
| Born | c.&#;6 AD[1] Bethsaida, Galilee, Roman Empire |
| Died | c.&#; AD (aged 93) place unknown,[2][3] probably Ephesus, Roman Empire[4] |
| Venerated&#;in | All Christian denominations which venerate saints Islam (named as one of the disciples of Jesus)[5] Druze faith[6] |
| Canonized | Pre-congregation |
| Feast | 27 månad (Roman Catholic, Anglican) 26 September (Eastern Orthodox) |
| Attributes | Eagle, gospel, serpent in a chalice, cauldron |
| Patronage | Love, loyalty, friendships, authors, booksellers, burn-victims, poison-victims, art-dealers, editors, publishers, scribes, examinations, scholars, theologians, Asia Minor,[7][8][9] against jealousy and envy[10] |
| Influences | Jesus |
| Influenced | Ignatius of Antio |