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Who Wrote the Book of John in the Bible

Whoever wrote the book appeared to have wanted to remain anonymous, because the only reference he gave to himself was “disciple whom Jesus loved.”  This could have been John the Apostle or, quite possibly, someone pretending to be.  There are a number of reasons this person could have chosen to remain anonymous.  One factor may have been fear of prosecution from the local population and government.  The Roman empire wasn’t particularly kind to early Christians until hundreds of years later.  There was also a growing tension with the Jewish population as well.

The date that it was written was thought to be around 100 AD.  It is thought that the text went through a couple revisions, so the “rough draft” was probably put together years earlier.  It was discovered in a Jewish Christian community during a time when Jewish Christians were breaking away from synagogues.  Due to the timing of its release the Gospel of John portrayed a large resentment toward “the Jews.”  Jerome H. Neyrey is a New Testament scholar that thinks that this statement is not necessarily intended to be Anti-Semitic.  Most likely “the Jews” was in reference to the traditional Jews at the time who did not acknowledge Jesus as the Messiah.[/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=”1_2″ last=”yes” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” hover_type=”none” link=”” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” class=”” id=””][fusion_text]

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Recent Challenges as to Who Wrote the Book of John

There is also a hypothesis that the Gospel of John and other books referencing “John” could have been written by more than one person.  This collection of five works in the Bible is commonly referred to as the Johannine literature.  Recently there has been a growing consensus whether John the Apostle actually wrote the Gospel of John or any of the other books.  Some scholars still defend the idea that John the Apostle wrote, at least, the Gospel of John.  Either way it tells a very important story that is core to our Christian belief.[/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]