Author of gospel of john and revelation

He wrote it when he was about 92 years old, while a prisoner of rome on the remote desert penal colony of patmos, an island in the aegean sea. John, who wrote the gospel of john, wrote it exquisitely, for he was steeped in jewish tradition and heritage. The traditional view that john the apostle wrote revelation is also implied by its inclusion in the list of the muratorian. The gospel of john, the three johannine epistles, and the book of revelation, exhibit marked similarities, although more so between the gospel and the epistle especially the gospel and 1 john than between those and revelation. It is in these four passages that the author refers to himself as john. The use of nikan, with the single exception of rom. Rocking horse christmas bookshelf by mary pope osborne. Gospel according to john, fourth of the four new testament narratives recounting the life and death of jesus christ. The reason for this difference in style could possibly be that, the book of revelation was revealed to john the apostle at his old age and was possibly penned with the help of someone who was not good in greek language.

Third, the author of revelation never calls himself an apostlebut neither does the author of john. Traditionally, both books have been identified as coming from the same person, john the son speaking of the apocalypse from the previous post giving that odd video. It may not matter to you who wrote the book of revelation, but you cant say that it doesnt matter. Most evidence that supports another author other than john is based on the differences between john s gospel and the book of revelation. Thomass gospel of john commentary of the th century is still highly regarded today by. Traditionally, the authorship of 1, 2, and 3 john has been ascribed to the apostle, john son of zebedee, who also was understood to be the author of the gospel of john and revelation. The authorship of the johannine worksthe gospel of john, epistles of john, and the book of revelation has been debated by scholars since at least the 2nd century ad. We do know that someone called john wrote the book of revelation because he. It is believed that origen, an alexandrian christian scholar and theologian, wrote his gospel of john commentary while in alexandria at some point after 218 a. While there were skeptics, even early on, about the authorship of the text most. Returning the book of revelation to its historical context by joey cobble. Who wrote the book of revelation and the fourth gospel. There is also a possibility that either john or paul is the man to whom paul refers in 2 corinthians 12.

Is the author of the gospel of john the same john from the. Ignatius 35107, papius, iraneus and origin 185254 assigned john the son of zebedee as the author of the gospel of john. Best commentaries and books on john logos bible software. To distinguish the author of revelation both from the apostle john and the anonymous author of johns gospel, he is now commonly called john of patmos. If he is also the author of revelation, as commonly supposed, he ended up being exiled to the island of patmos.

See the discussion concerning the authorship of the book. He would have also had a decent familiarity with palestine before the destruction of the temple in ad 70, and would have been familiar with the jewish way of life. Its interesting to note that revelation, of all the books attributed to john, is the only one that explicitly names its author rev. First of all, the author had to have been an eyewitness of the ministry of jesus 1. One gospel, three letters, and the book of revelation are all attributed to john. Is the book of john, john 1,2,3 and revelation all. False according to the symbolism of revelation, what do. The author of the book of revelation identifies himself as john, and the book has been traditionally credited to john the apostle. Did the same person write the gospel of john and the book. No one signed the gospel now known as john s gospel and it was not even attributed to the apostle john until later in the second century. Anecdotally speaking, in my lay opinion, the same i would say artfully simple greek is consistent throughout both, for example almost a certain innocence to it.

But the fourth gospel might provide us with clues concealed in the enigmatic figure of the beloved disciple. John the elder seems to be writing a significant length of time after john the apostles death. We read about several johns in the new testament, including john the baptist and john the apostle, the son of zebedee. John s is the only one of the four not considered among the synoptic gospels i.

The only other clue to the author s identity is that he states he received his visions while on the island of patmos rev. John of patmos could be the author named as john in the book of revelation, the apocalyptic text forming the final. The themes from the gospel of john are clearly present in revelation, therefore the two books probably have the same author. This is indeed a surprising difference, but does not rule out the possibility that the author wanted, out of modesty, to exclude his name from the gospel but felt it important to include his name in revelation, to substantiate. The elder, the seer, and the apostle bible odyssey.

The main debate centers on who authored the writings, and which of the writings, if any, can be ascribed to a common author. Most definitely the gospel of john was written before the destruction of jerusalem ad 70 as references are made within the book to structures existing before that siege of jerusalem. It is also noteworthy that like the gospel of john, revelation is a literary masterpiece. Answered jun 8, 2019 author has 14k answers and 10. With the book of revelation, the reason for the identification was simple. The author of the book of revelation christopher l. The internal evidence of the authorship is found in four passages in the book of revelation. If so, john penned much of the new testament, with only paul and luke writing more than him. In addition, revelation, may be ascribed to the apostle john, john the elder, or another john see the introduction to revelation. The gospel of john does not mention james or john by name but just refers to the sons of zebedee. It is not a close fit, but there is nothing decisive against it. Tradition has long held that john the apostle, whom we have seen penned the fourth gospel and the three letters attributed to him, wrote. Irenaeus mentioned that john the apostle received the visions of revelation near the end of domitians rule. Paul, peter, and james were each martyred prior to the reign of the roman emperor domitian.

Of the new testament works, only revelation names its author explicitly as john. Most people know what i mean when i say john is the author of the book of revelation. Moreover, the later the date the less the likelihood that revelation was written by an apostle or an associate. He had greeks in mind, as the gospel is evangelical in nature. However john the baptist is a totally different person.

This has been frequently used to intimate that the author, although describing himself as john rev. There may have been a single author for the gospel and the three epistles. Tradition has long held that john the apostle, whom we have seen penned the fourth gospel and the three letters attributed to him, wrote the last book of scripture. However, papius identifies a separate john as the writer of the letters of john and revelation, so there is some variance in early tradition as to authorship of the johannine letters. Authorship the apostle john is usually credited with the authorship of the fourth gospel. The bridge bible translation, discover how gods light has come to dispel the darkness of our world. Revelation has long been attributed to the author of john s gospel, in spite of the differences in style of writing. Hill presents impressive research arguing that the apostle john wrote the gospel of john, all three epistles of john, and revelation. Who wrote the gospel of john learn about the author of this biblical book and study his call to jesus. The ancient church historian, eusebius early 4th c. The author of the book of revelation calls himself john rev. When read as a literary diptych, the two books create a pattern of interlocking typologies.

He is believed to have outlived the other apostles. Note that each of them required some additional designation to distinguish them from others with the same name. Many contemporary biblical scholars believe that the writer of the letters was not the author of the gospel. Traditionally, the five books of the new testament gospel according to john, 1 john, 2 john, 3 john, and revelation have been attributed to john the apostle. John the apostle, the beloved disciple of jesus, there has been considerable discussion of the actual. Yes, the author of john 1,2,3, and revelation are all written by the apostle john. In fact, the author of the gospel of john never includes his.

A number of ancient church fathers, notably irenaeus, believed that the author of revelation was also the author of the gospel of john, and the epistles of 1,2 and 3 john. Warren gage suggests that they were composed to interpret each other. Traditionally, both books have been identified as coming from the same person, john the son. The author of revelation also speaks to the church with such great authority rev. The end of time in revelation and the gospel of john the.

Tradition has considered this person to be john the apostle, the son of zebedee. Identifying john as the author of the apocalypse goes a long way toward shutting the door to speculations that revelation was a late firstcentury or even a second or thirdcentury pseudepigraphal gospel like the gospel of judas. Most scholars therefore treat the five as a single corpus of johannine literature, albeit not from the same author. The gospel of john provides no explicit internal evidence concerning its author. Patmos was a quarry mine for the roman empire, and was home to. This is the disciple who is testifying to these things and wrote these things, and we know that his testimony is true john 21.

Obviously, god is the ultimate author of the book of revelation. The gospels, the first four books of the new testament, tell the story of the life of jesus. Did the same john write the fourth gospel and revelation. The apostle john is the author of the book of revelation. Revelation a study guide about the book of revelation. Gospel of john a first hand account of the life of jesus. John the beloved is the author of five new testament writingsa gospel, the revelation apocalypse. John was one of the 12 disciples special students of jesus, who later became the. The frequent use of overcome also appears to be a signature of john. Although the author identifies himself as john in the revelation rev. Was the book of john written first or the book of revelation. Is john the apostle the same person as john of patmos, or. A brief survey of support for johns authorship of this letter as well as counter arguments follow. Did the same john write the gospels and revelation.

Some church fathers thought john the elder might have been the author of 23 john, but others ascribed 23 john to the apostle john see the introduction to 2 john. It has been observed that the style of the greek within the book of revelation differs significantly from that of the gospel of john. Bridge bible set revelation and the gospel of john the. The writing of the new testament john and revelation. Yet only onethe gospel of john claims to be an eyewitness account, the testimony of the unnamed disciple whom jesus loved. He was the only one of the apostles to live to old age and transcribed most of the new testament, second to paul of tarsus. There were three possibilitieseither first, admitting the johannine authorship of the apocalypse, to assail the genuineness of the gospel this was the method of the school of baur. John who wrote the gospel of john and john the revelator frm the book of revelations is the same person john the beloved and later called john the revelator on patmos are the same person. The gospel of john which we have, may have been compiled and written in the late first century, but the narratives used by the author of john had already been written by the eyewitness himself, i. The author of revelation specifically identifies himself i.

Someone recently asked me if the same author could have written both the book of revelation and the gospel of john. Revelation names its author, whereas the gospel of john is anonymous, written by the disciple whom jesus loved. By john, i mean the author of the gospel of john whom i believe to be the apostle john, the beloved disciple. The church does not have an official stance on who the author is. We do know that someone called john wrote the book of revelation because he actually signed the book. This would push the date for the gospel of john out to ad 64 or 65. Introduction to the gospel of john study resources. The author of the book of revelation is the disciple of jesus. Style of writing commentary a testimony of jesus christ.