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Saint John the Apostle, or St. John the Evangelist or St. John the Divine, (flourished 1st century ad ), 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.
John the Apostle. was the son of Zebedee, a fisherman on the Lake of Galilee, and of Salome, and brother of James, also an apostle. Peter and James and John come within the innermost circle of their Lord's friends; but to John belongs the distinction of being the disciple whom Jesus loved. He hardly sustains the popular notion, fostered by the ...
In the Bible. John as "the disciple whom Jesus loved". John the Apostle was the son of Zebedee, and the brother of James. By comparing Mark 15:40 and Matthew 27:56, we can surmise that his mother's name was Salome. John and his brother originally were fishermen and worked with their father in the Lake of Genesareth.
Aug 19, 2004 · The Apostle John corrects this misconception, and then goes on to say that this same fellow is the one who witnessed the things recorded in his Gospel and who was the author of it (John 21:23-24). This “other apostle” is the one whom Jesus loved, the one who leaned on Jesus’ chest at the Passover meal, and who wrote the Book of John. This ...
Sep 4, 2018 · The Apostle John had the distinction of being a beloved friend of Jesus Christ, writer of five books of the New Testament, and a pillar in the early Christian church. John and his brother James, another disciple of Jesus, were fishermen on the Sea of Galilee when Jesus called them to follow him. They later became part of Christ's inner circle ...
The sons of Zebedee (a fisherman) and Salome, St. John and his elder brother St. James were among the first disciples called by Jesus. With St. Peter, they formed a nucleus of intimate disciples. In the West, John is depicted as a young beardless man. In Byzantine art he appears old, with a long white beard and hair.
John’s attempt to preserve the status of Jesus’ disciples by silencing a rival exorcist elicits a rebuke (Mark 9:38-41, Luke 9:49-50). According to Mark, James and John request that Jesus grant them thrones beside him when he comes in his glory (Mark 10:37), irking their fellow disciples (Mark 10:41). Jesus responds with a promise not of ...
