• Lesson eight:

    • John in scripture

      • Named among the twelve

        • In initial naming

        • In Jerusalem awaiting the Holy Spirit – Acts 1:13

        • Included whenever apostles grouped

          • The twelve

          • The apostles

          • In the gospel accounts and in Acts

      • Brother of James, son of Zebedee, fisherman – Matthew 4:21

      • Was he the “other” disciple in John 1:35-44?

        • No self-referral by name in his gospel account

        • Only “the disciple”

          • John 19:26-27

          • John 21:20-24

        • With Peter and James

          • Raising Jairus’ daughter – Mark 5:37

          • Transfiguration – Matthew 17:1-13

          • Gethsemane on night of betrayal – Matthew 26:36-46

      • Ready to destroy Samaritan village – Luke 9:51 ff

      • Tried to dissuade one from casting out demons in Jesus’ name – Mark 9:38-41

      • Sat closest to Jesus at Lord’s Supper – John 13:21-30

      • Mary given into His care – John 19:26-27

      • Among the first to see the empty tomb – John 20:1-10

      • With Peter at temple gate when lame man healed – Acts 3:1-10

      • Persecuted with Peter for teaching of the resurrection of Jesus – Acts 4:1-22

      • Went to Samaria with Peter to give new Christians there the Holy Spirit – Acts 8:14-25

    • Scripture attributed to John

      • John’s gospel account

        • Written between 80 and 90 AD

        • Quoted by multiple early second-century writers

          • Irenaeus (130-202 AD)

          • Ignatius (35-108 AD)

            • Taught by John

            • Elder at Antioch

          • Polycarp

            • Taught by John

            • Elder of the church at Smyrna

            • Declared authenticity of all four gospels

          • Basilides

            • Taught from 117-138 AD

            • Quoted from John

          • Aristides

            • Used terminology and concepts from John

        • Muratorian Fragment

          • Contains list of books considered canonical in 170 AD

      • 1 John (65 AD)

      • 2 John (65 AD)

      • 3 John (65 AD)

      • Revelation (68-69 AD)

        • Controversy on date for Revelation

        • Ancient references versus context

    • John in history and tradition

      • Spent several years in Jerusalem

        • Worked with the other apostles

        • Cared for Mary

      • Traveled to Ephesus

        • After Paul’s initial work there

        • Took Mary with him (or not)

        • Taught throughout Anatolia

        • Exiled to Patmos

          • Exiled by Domitian

          • Wrote epistles and Revelation at Patmos

          • Domitian dies in 96 AD

      • Returned to Ephesus

      • Died in 100 AD

    • John’s relics

      • John buried in Ephesus

        • Chapel build over his tomb

        • Emperor Justinian replaced it

          • Cathedral

          • Sixth century

        • Cathedral damaged over the years

          • Repaired in late ‘60s

          • Bones of John gone

          • Turkey blames British Museum

          • Current location of remains unknown