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_john_the_evangelist ‫ موسوعة‬- ‫القديس يوحنا النجيلي‬

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christian tradition says that john was one of christ's apostles,

and was the only one to live into his old age; he was not
martyred for his faith. john is associated with ephesus (where
his reputed grave is), where he was said to live, caring for
mary, the mother of jesus. after a long life he was exiled to
.patmos between 90-95, where he wrote the book of revelation

the author of the fourth gospel never identifies himself. he is

generally assumed to be the "beloved disciple" repeatedly
referred to in the work. the author of this gospel is also
sometimes presumed to be the author of 1 john, and rarely
also 2 john and 3 john, though the 4th century council of rome
decreed that the author of 1 john and that of 2 and 3 john
should be regarded as distinct individuals, and modern textual
criticism often agrees. there are also schools of thought which
attribute some of these five works (always including the
gospel of john) to john the apostle, and others (usually
]including the 2nd and 3rd epistles) to another.[citation needed

collectively, the gospel, the three epistles, and revelation are

known as johannine literature, and there is some internal
textual evidence to suggest they may have been authored by
the same person (see textual criticism). of the johannine
literature, revelation bears the least grammatical similarity to
.the gospel
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one of the original twelve apostles of jesus, traditionally credited

.with writing the fourth gospel and three new testament epistles

the book of revelation was also traditionally assigned to him. his

father was a galilean fisherman. john and his brother james (see st.
james) were among the first disciples called by jesus, and john
appears to have held a position of authority in the early church after
the resurrection. later accounts of his life are based on legend. he is
said to have died in ephesus, and his tomb became a site of
pilgrimage. john's gospel, unlike the other three, presents a well-
developed theological point of view, on a level with the letters of st.
paul. after a prologue in which he identifies god with the word
(logos), he offers selected episodes from jesus' life and ministry. his
explications of theological issues such as the significance of the son
.of god greatly influenced the development of christian doctrine

flourished 1st century ad

born galilee, palestine
died ad 44, jerusalem; feast day july 25
.one of the 12 apostles of jesus
or james the great he and his brother john (see st. john the apostle)
were fishermen on the sea of galilee and were among the first
disciples to be called. as a member of the inner circle of disciples, he
witnessed the major events in the ministry of jesus, including the
transfiguration and the agony in the garden of gethsemane. he was
beheaded in ad 44 by order of herod agrippa. by tradition, his body
was taken to santiago de compostela, spain; his shrine there has
.long been a place of pilgrimage

one of the original twelve apostles of jesus, credited with writing the
.fourth gospel and three new testament epistles
or st. john the evangelist st. john the divine the book of revelation
was also written by him. his father was a galilean fisherman. john
and his brother james (see st. james) were among the first disciples
called by jesus, and john appears to have held a position of authority
in the early church after the resurrection. later accounts of his life
are based on legend. he is said to have died in ephesus, and his
tomb became a site of pilgrimage. john's gospel, unlike the other
three, presents a well-developed theological point of view, on a level
with the letters of st. paul. after a prologue in which he identifies
god with the word (logos), he offers selected episodes from jesus'
life and ministry. his explications of theological issues such as the
significance of the son of god greatly influenced the development of
.christian doctrine

book of revelation
.last book of the new testament
revelations apocalypse of john it consists of two main parts, the first
containing moral admonitions to several christian churches in asia
minor, and the second composed of extraordinary visions, allegories,
and symbols that have been the subject of varying interpretations
throughout history. a popular interpretation is that revelation deals
with a contemporary crisis of faith, possibly the result of roman
persecutions. it exhorts christians to remain steadfast in their faith
and hold firm to the hope that god will ultimately vanquish their
enemies. references to “a thousand years” have led some to expect
that the final victory over evil will come after the completion of a
millennium (see millennialism). modern scholarship accepts that the
book was written not by st. john the apostle but by various unknown
.authors in the late 1st century ad. see also apocalypse
st. john the evangelist st. john the divine the book of revelation was
also written by him. his father was a galilean fisherman. john and
his brother james (see st. james) were among the first disciples
called by jesus, and john appears to have held a position of authority
in the early church after the resurrection. later accounts of his life
are based on legend. he is said to have died in ephesus, and his
tomb became a site of pilgrimage. john's gospel, unlike the other
three, presents a well-developed theological point of view, on a level
with the letters of st. paul. after a prologue in which he identifies
god with the word (logos), he offers selected episodes from jesus'
life and ministry. his explications of theological issues such as the
significance of the son of god greatly influenced the development of
.christian doctrine

book of revelation
.last book of the new testament
revelations apocalypse of john it consists of two main parts, the first
containing moral admonitions to several christian churches in asia
minor, and the second composed of extraordinary visions, allegories,
and symbols that have been the subject of varying interpretations
throughout history. a popular interpretation is that revelation deals
with a contemporary crisis of faith, possibly the result of roman
persecutions. it exhorts christians to remain steadfast in their faith
and hold firm to the hope that god will ultimately vanquish their
enemies. references to “a thousand years” have led some to expect
that the final victory over evil will come after the completion of a
millennium (see millennialism). modern scholarship accepts that the
book was written not by st. john the apostle but by various unknown
.authors in the late 1st century ad. see also apocalypse