John the Apostle - wikipedia John the Apostle Saint John the Apostle Apostle c. AD 6 Bethsaida, Galilee, Roman Empire c. AD 100 ( aged 93 or 94 ) Patmos, Greece, Roman Empire Venerated in Christianity Canonized Pre-congregation Feast 27 December ( Roman Catholic, Anglican ) 26 September ( Orthodox ) Attributes Book, a serpent in a chalice, cauldron, eagle Patronage Love, loyalty, friendships, authors, booksellers, burn - victims, poison - victims, art - dealers, editors, publishers, scribes, examinations, scholars, theologians John the Apostle ( Aramaic : ܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ ‎ ‎ Yohanan Shliha ; ; Koine Greek : Ἰωάννης ; Latin : Ioannes ; c. AD 6 - 100 ) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament, which refers to him as Ἰωάννης. He was the son of Zebedee and Salome. His brother was James, who was another of the Twelve Apostles. Christian tradition holds that he outlived the remaining apostles and that he was the only one to die of natural causes : Judas Iscariot died by suicide, while the other ten all are considered to have died a martyr 's death. This is because the Church Fathers considered him the same person as John the Evangelist, John of Patmos, John the Elder and the Beloved Disciple, although modern theologians and scholars have not formed a consensus on the relative identities of these men. The traditions of most Christian denominations have held that John the Apostle is the author of several books of the New Testament. Contents 1 New Testament author 1.1 Book of Revelation 2 References to John in the New Testament 2.1 Sons of thunder 2.2 Other references to John 2.3 The disciple whom Jesus loved 3 Extrabiblical traditions 4 Liturgical commemoration 5 Other views 5.1 Latter - day Saint view 5.2 Islamic view 6 In art 7 Gallery of art 8 See also 9 References 10 External links New Testament author Part of a series of articles on John in the Bible Johannine literature Gospel Epistles First Second Third Revelation Events Authorship Apostle Beloved disciple Evangelist Patmos Presbyter Related literature Apocryphon Acts Signs Gospel See also Johannine Christianity Logos Holy Spirit in Johannine literature John 's vision of the Son of Man New Testament people named John St. John at the Crucifixion of Jesus in a Stabat Mater by Pietro Perugino Rome, c. 1482 Lamentation of the Virgin. John the Apostle trying to console Mary Church tradition has held that John is the author of the Gospel of John and four other books of the New Testament -- the three Epistles of John and the Book of Revelation. In the Gospel, authorship is internally credited to the `` disciple whom Jesus loved '' ( ὁ μαθητὴς ὃν ἠγάπα ὁ Ἰησοῦς, o mathētēs on ēgapa o Iēsous ) in John 20 : 2. John 21 : 24 claims that the Gospel of John is based on the written testimony of the `` Beloved Disciple ''. The authorship of some Johannine literature has been debated since about the year 200. Some doubt that the `` Gospel of John '' was even written by an individual named `` John '' ( Ἰωάννης or יוחנן ). Nevertheless, the notion of `` John the Evangelist '' exists, and is still considered by some the same as the Apostle John. In his Ecclesiastical History, Eusebius says that the First Epistle of John and the Gospel of John are widely agreed upon as his. However, Eusebius mentions that the consensus is that the second and third epistles of John are not his but were written by some other John. Eusebius also goes to some length to establish with the reader that there is no general consensus regarding the revelation of John. The revelation of John could only be what is now called the book of Revelation. The Gospel according to John differs considerably from the Synoptic Gospels, which were likely written decades earlier. The bishops of Asia Minor supposedly requested him to write his gospel to deal with the heresy of the Ebionites, who asserted that Christ did not exist before Mary. John probably knew and undoubtedly approved of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, but these gospels spoke of Jesus primarily in the year following the imprisonment and death of John the Baptist. Around 600, however, Sophronius of Jerusalem noted that `` two epistles bearing his name... are considered by some to be the work of a certain John the Elder '' and, while stating that Revelation was written by John of Patmos, it was `` later translated by Justin Martyr and Irenaeus '', presumably in an attempt to reconcile tradition with the obvious differences in Greek style. Until the 19th century, the authorship of the Gospel of John had been attributed to the Apostle John. However, most modern critical scholars have their doubts. Some scholars place the Gospel of John somewhere between AD 65 and 85 ; John Robinson proposes an initial edition by 50 -- 55 and then a final edition by 65 due to narrative similarities with Paul. Other scholars are of the opinion that the Gospel of John was composed in two or three stages. Most contemporary scholars consider that the Gospel was not written until the latter third of the first century AD, and with an earliest possible date of AD 75 - 80. ``... a date of AD 75 - 80 as the earliest possible date of composition for this Gospel ''. Other scholars think that an even later date, perhaps even the last decade of the first century AD right up to the start of the 2nd century ( i.e. 90 - 100 ), is applicable. Nonetheless, today many theological scholars continue to accept the traditional authorship. Colin G. Kruse states that since John the Evangelist has been named consistently in the writings of early church fathers, `` it is hard to pass by this conclusion, despite widespread reluctance to accept it by many, but by no means all, modern scholars. '' The Gospel of John was written by an anonymous author. According to Paul N. Anderson, the gospel `` contains more direct claims to eyewitness origins than any of the other Gospel traditions ''. F.F. Bruce argues that 19 : 35 contains an `` emphatic and explicit claim to eyewitness authority ''. Bart D. Ehrman, however, does not think the gospel claims to have been written by direct witnesses to the reported events. Book of Revelation The author of the Book of Revelation identifies himself as `` Ἰωάννης '' ( `` John '' in standard English translation ) The early 2nd century writer, Justin Martyr, was the first to equate the author of Revelation with John the Apostle. However, most biblical scholars now contend that these were separate individuals. John the Presbyter, an obscure figure in the early church, has also been identified with the seer of the Book of Revelation by such authors as Eusebius in his Church History ( Book III, 39 ) and Jerome. John is considered to have been exiled to Patmos, during the persecutions under Emperor Domitian. Revelation 1 : 9 says that the author wrote the book on Patmos : `` I, John, both your brother and companion in tribulation... was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. '' Adela Yarbro Collins, a biblical scholar at Yale Divinity School, writes : Early tradition says that John was banished to Patmos by the Roman authorities. This tradition is credible because banishment was a common punishment used during the Imperial period for a number of offenses. Among such offenses were the practices of magic and astrology. Prophecy was viewed by the Romans as belonging to the same category, whether Pagan, Jewish, or Christian. Prophecy with political implications, like that expressed by John in the book of Revelation, would have been perceived as a threat to Roman political power and order. Three of the islands in the Sporades were places where political offenders were banished. ( Pliny Natural History 4.69 - 70 ; Tacitus Annals 4.30 ) Some modern higher critical scholars have raised the possibility that John the Apostle, John the Evangelist, and John of Patmos were three separate individuals. These scholars assert that John of Patmos wrote Revelation but neither the Gospel of John nor the Epistles of John. For one, the author of Revelation identifies himself as `` John '' several times, but the author of the Gospel of John never identifies himself directly. Some Catholic scholars state that `` vocabulary, grammar, and style make it doubtful that the book could have been put into its present form by the same person ( s ) responsible for the fourth gospel ''. References to John in the New Testament Russian Orthodox icon of the Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian, 18th century ( Iconostasis from the Church of the Transfiguration, Kizhi Monastery. Sons of thunder John the Apostle was the son of Zebedee and the younger brother of James, son of Zebedee ( James the Greater ). According to Church tradition, their mother was Salome. Zebedee and his sons fished in the Sea of Galilee. The brothers were firstly disciples of John the Baptist. Jesus then called Peter, Andrew and these two sons of Zebedee to follow him. James and John are listed among the Twelve Apostles. Jesus referred to the pair as `` Boanerges '' ( translated `` sons of thunder '' ) ; although their nature was calm and gentle, when their patience was pushed to its limits their anger became wild and thunderous causing them to speak out like an untamed storm. A gospel story relates how the brothers wanted to call down heavenly fire on a Samaritan town, but Jesus rebuked them. John lived more than half a century after the martyrdom of James, who was the first Apostle to die a martyr 's death. Other references to John John the Evangelist and Peter by Albrecht Dürer Peter, James and John were the only witnesses of the raising of Daughter of Jairus. All three also witnessed the Transfiguration, and these same three witnessed the Agony in Gethsemane more closely than the other Apostles did. John was the disciple who reported to Jesus that they had ' forbidden ' a non-disciple from casting out demons in Jesus ' name, prompting Jesus to state that ' he who is not against us is on our side '. Jesus sent only John and Peter into the city to make the preparation for the final Passover meal ( the Last Supper ). At the meal itself, the `` disciple whom Jesus loved '' sat next to Jesus. It was customary to lie along upon couches at meals, and this disciple leaned on Jesus. Tradition identifies this disciple as Saint John. After the arrest of Jesus, Peter and the `` other disciple '' ( according to Sacred Tradition ), John followed him into the palace of the high - priest. John alone among the Apostles remained near Jesus at the foot of the cross on Calvary alongside myrrhbearers and numerous other women ; following the instruction of Jesus from the Cross, John took Mary, the mother of Jesus, into his care as the last legacy of Jesus. After Jesus ' Ascension and the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, John, together with Peter, took a prominent part in the founding and guidance of the church. He was with Peter at the healing of the lame man at Solomon 's Porch in the Temple and he was also thrown into prison with Peter. He went with Peter to visit the newly converted believers in Samaria. While he remained in Judea and the surrounding area, the other disciples returned to Jerusalem for the Apostolic Council ( about AD 51 ). Paul, in opposing his enemies in Galatia, recalls that John explicitly, along with Peter and James the Just, were referred to as `` pillars of the church '' and refers to the recognition that his Apostolic preaching of a gospel free from Jewish Law received from these three, the most prominent men of the messianic community at Jerusalem. According to the Book of Revelation, its author was on the island of Patmos `` for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus '', when he was honoured with the vision contained in Revelation. The disciple whom Jesus loved Jesus and the Beloved Disciple The phrase the disciple whom Jesus loved ( Greek : ὁ μαθητὴς ὃν ἠγάπα ὁ Ἰησοῦς, ho mathētēs hon ēgapā ho Iēsous ) or, in John 20 : 2, the Beloved Disciple ( Greek : ὃν ἐφίλει ὁ Ἰησοῦς, hon ephilei ho Iēsous ) is used five times in the Gospel of John, but in no other New Testament accounts of Jesus. John 21 : 24 claims that the Gospel of John is based on the written testimony of this disciple. The disciple whom Jesus loved is referred to, specifically, six times in John 's gospel : It is this disciple who, while reclining beside Jesus at the Last Supper, asks Jesus, after being requested by Peter to do so, who it is that will betray him. Later at the crucifixion, Jesus tells his mother, `` Woman, here is your son '', and to the Beloved Disciple he says, `` Here is your mother. '' When Mary Magdalene discovers the empty tomb, she runs to tell the Beloved Disciple and Peter. The two men rush to the empty tomb and the Beloved Disciple is the first to reach the empty tomb. However, Peter is the first to enter. In John 21, the last chapter of the Gospel of John, the Beloved Disciple is one of seven fishermen involved in the miraculous catch of 153 fish. Also in the book 's final chapter, after Jesus hints to Peter how Peter will die, Peter sees the Beloved Disciple following them and asks, `` What about him ? '' Jesus answers, `` If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you ? You follow Me ! '' Again in the gospel 's last chapter, it states that the very book itself is based on the written testimony of the disciple whom Jesus loved. None of the other Gospels has anyone in the parallel scenes that could be directly understood as the Beloved Disciple. For example, in Luke 24 : 12, Peter alone runs to the tomb. Mark, Matthew and Luke do not mention any one of the twelve disciples having witnessed the crucifixion. There are also two references to an unnamed `` other disciple '' in John 1 : 35 - 40 and John 18 : 15 - 16, which may be to the same person based on the wording in John 20 : 2. Extrabiblical traditions Byzantine illumination depicting John dictating to his disciple, Prochorus ( c. 1100 ). Tomb of St. John the Apostle, in St. John 's Basilica, Ephesus, near modern - day Selçuk, Turkey. There is no information in the Bible concerning the duration of John 's activity in Judea. According to tradition, John and the other Apostles remained some 12 years in this first field of labour. The persecution of Christians under Herod Agrippa I led to the scattering of the Apostles through the Roman Empire 's provinces. A messianic community existed at Ephesus before Paul 's first labours there ( cf. `` the brethren '' ), in addition to Priscilla and Aquila. The original community was under the leadership of Apollos ( 1 Corinthians 1 : 12 ). They were disciples of John the Baptist and were converted by Aquila and Priscilla. According to Church tradition, after the Assumption of Mary, John went to Ephesus. From there he wrote the three epistles attributed to him. John was allegedly banished by the Roman authorities to the Greek island of Patmos, where, according to tradition, he wrote the Book of Revelation. According to Tertullian ( in The Prescription of Heretics ) John was banished ( presumably to Patmos ) after being plunged into boiling oil in Rome and suffering nothing from it. It is said that all in the audience of Colosseum were converted to Christianity upon witnessing this miracle. This event would have occurred in the late 1st century, during the reign of the Emperor Domitian, who was known for his persecution of Christians. When John was aged, he trained Polycarp who later became Bishop of Smyrna. This was important because Polycarp was able to carry John 's message to future generations. Polycarp taught Irenaeus, passing on to him stories about John. Similar goes with Ignatius of Antioch, who was a student of John and later appointed by Saint Peter to be the Bishop of Antioch. In Against Heresies, Irenaeus relates how Polycarp told a story of John, the disciple of the Lord, going to bathe at Ephesus, and perceiving Cerinthus within, rushed out of the bath - house without bathing, exclaiming, `` Let us fly, lest even the bath - house fall down, because Cerinthus, the enemy of the truth, is within. '' It is traditionally believed that John was the youngest of the apostles and survived them. He is said to have lived to an old age, dying at Ephesus sometime after AD 98. An alternative account of John 's death, ascribed by later Christian writers to the early second - century bishop Papias of Hierapolis, claims that he was slain by the Jews. Most Johannine scholars doubt the reliability of its ascription to Papias, but a minority, including B.W. Bacon, Martin Hengel and Henry Barclay Swete, maintain that these references to Papias are credible. Zahn argues that this reference is actually to John the Baptist. John 's traditional tomb is thought to be located at Selçuk, a small town in the vicinity of Ephesus. In art, John as the presumed author of the Gospel is often depicted with an eagle, which symbolizes the height he rose to in his gospel. In Orthodox icons, he is often depicted looking up into heaven and dictating his Gospel ( or the Book of Revelation ) e, from JPM LIbrary MS 748 ). Liturgical commemoration The feast day of Saint John in the Roman Catholic Church, which calls him `` Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist '', and in the Anglican Communion and Lutheran Calendars, which call him `` Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist '', is on 27 December. In the Tridentine Calendar he was commemorated also on each of the following days up to and including 3 January, the Octave of the 27 December feast. This Octave was abolished by Pope Pius XII in 1955. The traditional liturgical color is white. Until 1960, another feast day which appeared in the General Roman Calendar is that of `` Saint John Before the Latin Gate '' on May 6, celebrating a tradition recounted by Jerome that St John was brought to Rome during the reign of the Emperor Domitian, and was thrown in a vat of boiling oil, from which he was miraculously preserved unharmed. A church ( San Giovanni a Porta Latina ) dedicated to him was built near the Latin gate of Rome, the traditional site of this event. The Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite commemorate the `` Repose of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian '' on September 26. On May 8 they celebrate the `` Feast of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian '', on which date Christians used to draw forth from his grave fine ashes which were believed to be effective for healing the sick. Other Christians highly revere him but do not canonize or venerate saints. Other views Latter - day Saint view The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints ( LDS Church ) teaches that John received the promise of immortality from Jesus Christ, as recorded in John 21 : 21 -- 23 and the seventh chapter of the Doctrine and Covenants. It also teaches that in 1829, along with the resurrected Peter and the resurrected James, John visited Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery and restored the priesthood authority with Apostolic succession to earth. John, along with the Three Nephites, will live to see the Second Coming of Christ as translated beings. The LDS Church teaches that John the Apostle is the same person as John the Evangelist, John of Patmos, and the Beloved Disciple. Islamic view The Quran also speaks of Jesus 's disciples but does not mention their names, instead referring to them as `` helpers to the work of God ''. Muslim exegesis and Quran commentary, however, names them and includes John among the disciples. An old tradition, which involves the legend of Habib the Carpenter, mentions that John was one of the three disciples sent to Antioch to preach to the people there. In Art As he was traditionally identified with the beloved apostle, the evangelist, and the author of the Revelation and several Epistles, John played an extremely prominent role in art from the early Christian period onward. He is traditionally depicted in one of two distinct ways : either as an aged man with a white or gray beard, or alternatively as a beardless youth. The first way of depicting him was more common in Byzantine art, where it was possibly influenced by antique depictions of Socrates ; the second was more common in the art of Medieval Western Europe, and can be dated back as far as 4th century Rome. Legends from the Acts of John contributed much to Medieval iconography ; it is the source of the idea that John became an apostle at a young age. One of John 's familiar attributes is the chalice, often with a snake emerging from it. According to one legend from the Acts of John, John was challenged to drink a cup of poison to demonstrate the power of his faith. Other common attributes include a book or scroll, in reference to the writings traditionally attributed to him, and an eagle. The eagle is argued to express the high - soaring, inspirational quality of the writings that were traditionally ascribed to him. In Medieval works of painting, sculpture and literature, Saint John is often presented in an androgynous or femininized manner. Historians have related such portrayals to the circumstances of the believers for whom they were intended. For instance, John 's feminine features are argued to have helped to make him more relatable to women. Likewise, Sarah McNamer argues that because of his status as an androgynous saint, John could function as an ' image of a third or mixed gender ' and ' a crucial figure with whom to identify ' for male believers who sought to cultivate an attitude of affective piety, a highly emotional style of devotion that, in late - medieval culture, was thought to be poorly compatible with masculinity. Gallery of art John the Apostle A portrait from the Book of Kells, c. 800 St John at Patmos by Pieter Paul Rubens John the Apostle and St Francis by El Greco Martyrdom of Saint John the Evangelist by Master of the Winkler Epitaph Valentin de Boulogne, John and Jesus St. John the Evangelist in meditation by Simone Cantarini ( 1612 - 1648 ), Bologna Saint John and the Poisoned Cup by El Greco The Last Supper, anonymous painter See also Book : Apostle ( Christian ) See also : Acts of John Basilica of St. John Four evangelists Names of John St. John the Evangelist on Patmos Vision of St. John on Patmos, frescos by Antonio da Correggio References Jump up ^ `` Saint John the Apostle ''. Encyclopædia Britannica. Jump up ^ Eusebius of Caesarea, Ecclesiastical History Book vi. Chapter xxv. Jump up ^ `` CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA : Apocalypse ''. Jump up ^ The History of the Church by Eusibius. Book three, point 24. 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Jump up ^ Carolyn S. Jerousek, `` Christ and St. John the Evangelist as a Model of Medieval Mysticism '' Cleveland Studies in the History of Art, Vol. 6 ( 2001 ), 20. Annette Volfing, John the Evangelist and Medieval Writing : Imitating the Inimitable. ( Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001 ), 139. Jump up ^ Sarah McNamer, Affective Meditation and the Invention of Medieval Compassion, ( Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010 ), 142. Jump up ^ Sarah McNamer, Affective Meditation and the Invention of Medieval Compassion, ( Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010 ), 145. Jump up ^ Sarah McNamer, Affective Meditation and the Invention of Medieval Compassion, ( Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010 ), 142 - 148. External links Wikiquote has quotations related to : John the Evangelist Wikimedia Commons has media related to John the Evangelist. Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article John, the Apostle. 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