ChristianAnswers.Net WebBible Encyclopedia Gospel of JohnThe genuineness of this Gospel, i.e., the fact that the apostle John was its author, is beyond all reasonable doubt. In recent times, from about 1820, many attempts have been made to impugn its genuineness, but without success. The design of John in writing this Gospel is stated by himself (John 20:31). It was at one time supposed that he wrote for the purpose of supplying the omissions of the synoptical, i.e., of the first three, Gospels, but there is no evidence for this.
After the prologue (1:1-5), the historical part of the book begins with verse 6, and consists of two parts. The first part (1:6-chapter 12) contains the history of our Lord's public ministry from the time of his introduction to it by John the Baptist to its close. The second part (ch. 13-21) presents our Lord in the retirement of private life and in his intercourse with his immediate followers (13-17), and gives an account of his sufferings and of his appearances to the disciples after his resurrection (18-21). The peculiarities of this Gospel are the place it gives…
It was probably written at Ephesus, which, after the destruction of Jerusalem (A.D. 70), became the center of Christian life and activity in the East, about A.D. 90. ALSO SEE |