Category:Beloved Disciple (subject)

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The Beloved Disciple is a character in the Gospel of John, traditionally identified with John.

• This page is edited by James E. West, Quartz Hill School of Theology, United States of America.

Overview

The Beloved Disciple is usually regarded as the author of the Fourth Gospel and identified with Jesus' disciple John son of Zebedee and John of Patmos, the author of Revelation. However, there is no reliable corroboration of these notions from extra-biblical sources and even the Bible itself never identifies either the 'beloved disciple' nor the author of the Fourth Gospel. Therefore, it is unsafe to equate the Beloved Disciple with John the son of Zebedee, or John of Patmos, or any other known figures. More likely, it seems, is the belief that the Gospel and the Epistles and the Revelation all flow from a 'Johannine School' of theology. R. Alan Culpepper is perhaps the best known representative of this line of thought.

In Depth

• Beloved Disciple (sources) -- survey of ancient sources

• Beloved Disciple (arts) -- survey of fictional works

• Beloved Disciple (research) -- survey of scholarly works

Related categories

• John / John of Patmos

External links

• Wikipedia