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The Apostles, Part 8

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  • 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

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