John the Evangelist
author of the Gospel of John; traditionally identified with John the Apostle of Jesus, John of Patmos (author of Revelation), and John the Presbyter
b. 10 · d. 98
John the Evangelist is the name traditionally given to the author of the Gospel of John. Christians have traditionally identified him with John the Apostle, John of Patmos, and John the Presbyter, although there is no consensus on how many of these may actually be the same individual.
Related people
- Zebedee child of · traditional
- Salome child of · traditional
- James, son of Zebedee sibling of · traditional
- John the Apostle sibling of · traditional
- Papias of Hierapolis teacher of · traditional
- Ignatius of Antioch teacher of · traditional
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How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
Also recorded as
- Beloved Disciple possibly same
- John the Presbyter possibly same
- John of Patmos possibly same
- John the Apostle possibly same
Documents
- First Epistle of John author
- Second Epistle of John author
- Third Epistle of John author
- Gospel of John author
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- 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…