![]() ![]() A Gospel story relates how the brothers wanted to call down heavenly fire on an unhospitable Samaritan town, but Jesus rebuked them. Jesus referred to the pair as "Boanerges" (translated "sons of thunder"). James and John are listed among the Twelve Apostles. Jesus then called Peter, Andrew and the two sons of Zebedee to follow him. Īccording to the Synoptic Gospels (Matt 4:18–22 Mark 1:16–20 Lk 5:1–11), Zebedee and his sons fished in the Sea of Galilee. Thus, some traditions believe that he was first a disciple of John the Baptist, even though he is not named in this episode. ![]() John the Apostle is traditionally believed to be one of two disciples (the other being Andrew) recounted in John 1:35–39, who upon hearing the Baptist point out Jesus as the "Lamb of God", followed Jesus and spent the day with him. Also according to some traditions, Salome was the sister of Mary, Jesus' mother, making Salome Jesus' aunt, and her sons John the Apostle and James were Jesus' cousins. According to church tradition, their mother was Salome. John the Apostle was the son of Zebedee and the younger brother of James the Great. Russian Orthodox icon of the Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian, 18th century ( Iconostasis from the Church of the Transfiguration, Kizhi Monastery Regardless of whether or not John the Apostle wrote any of the Johannine works, most scholars agree that all three epistles were written by the same author and that the epistles did not have the same author as the Book of Revelation, although there is widespread disagreement among scholars as to whether the author of the epistles was different from that of the gospel. John the Apostle is traditionally held to be the author of the Gospel of John, and many Christian denominations believe that he authored several other books of the New Testament (the three Johannine epistles and the Book of Revelation, together with the Gospel of John, are called the Johannine works), depending on whether he is distinguished from, or identified with, John the Evangelist, John the Elder, and John of Patmos.Īlthough the authorship of the Johannine works has traditionally been attributed to John the Apostle, only a minority of contemporary scholars believe he wrote the gospel, and most conclude that he wrote none of them. John the Apostle, detail of the mosaic in the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, 6th century ![]() The Church Fathers identify him as John the Evangelist, John of Patmos, John the Elder, and the Beloved Disciple, and testify that he outlived the remaining apostles and was the only one to die of natural causes, although modern scholars are divided on the veracity of these claims. His brother James was another of the Twelve Apostles. Generally listed as the youngest apostle, he was the son of Zebedee and Salome. 100 AD Ge'ez: ዮሐንስ ) or Saint John the Beloved was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. John the Apostle ( Ancient Greek: Ἰωάννης Latin: Ioannes c. Ignatius of Antioch, Polycarp, Papias of Hierapolis, Odes of Solomon Love, loyalty, friendships, authors, booksellers, burn-victims, poison-victims, art-dealers, editors, publishers, scribes, examinations, scholars, theologians, Asia Minor, Turkey and Turks Islam (named as one of the disciples of Jesus) īook, a serpent in a chalice, cauldron, eagle Place unknown, probably Ephesus, Roman Empire Īll Christian denominations which venerate saints ![]()
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