Beloved Disciple
phrase found in the Gospel of John (21:20 etc.), traditionally identified with John the Evangelist and John the Apostle
The phrase "the disciple whom Jesus loved" or, in John 20:2; "the other disciple whom Jesus loved", is used six times in the Gospel of John, but in no other New Testament accounts of Jesus. John 21:24 states that the Gospel of John is based on the written testimony of this disciple.
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
Also recorded as
- John the Presbyter possibly same
- John of Patmos possibly same
- John the Evangelist possibly same
- John the Apostle possibly same
Glosses
- The five Johns Wikidata carries five separate items for John — the apostle, the evangelist, the beloved disciple, the presbyter and the seer of Patmos — linked to one another by P460, and this dataset keeps all five rather than…