Johannine literature
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Johannine literature refers to the collection of New Testament works that are traditionally attributed to John the Apostle or to Johannine Christian community.[1] Johannine literature is traditionally considered to include the following works:[2]
- The Gospel of John
- The Johannine epistles
- The Book of Revelation
Of these five books, the only one that explicitly identifies its author as a "John" is Revelation. Modern scholarship generally rejects the idea that this work is written by the same author as the other four documents.[3] The gospel identifies its author as the Beloved Disciple, who is traditionally identified with John the Apostle,[4] though again the authorship is debated.
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Notes
- ↑ Bruce et al. 2012, The Johannine Letters: I, II, and III John
- ↑ Moloney & Harrington 1998, p. 1
- ↑ Bruce et al. 2012, The Johannine Letters: I, II, and III John
- ↑ Eusebius of Caesarea, Ecclesiastical History Book iii. Chapter xxiii.
References
- Bruce, Frederick; Cain, Seymour; Davis, H. Grady; Faherty, Robert; Flusser, David (2012), "Biblical Literature", Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Moloney, Francis; Harrington, Daniel (1998), Gospel of John, Collegeviille: Liturgical Press, ISBN 978-0-8146-5806-2, retrieved 2012-11-26
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