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John, like the writer of the first
Gospel, was one of the twelve apostles, and hence an eyewitness of all
that he describes. He was one of the first four followers summoned by
Jesus, and was of all men the man most intimately associated with the
Master, and beloved by Him. A mere youth at the time of his call, John
apparently outlived all the other Apostles.
His Gospel is of later date than the other three and is supposed to have
been written by him perhaps sixty years after the death of Christ,
though there is a widespread opinion among modern scholars that not John
himself, but some intimate friend and pupil of his, was the actual
writer. John also, as a leader of the Church, wrote three of the
"Epistles" and in extreme old age penned his mighty and mystic
"Revelation."
This Gospel is supplementary to and widely different from the other
three. It aims, not to tell the story of Jesus' life, but to expound His
doctrines. The other Gospels are chiefly narrative; this one, while
mentioning incidents passed over by the others, is a book of philosophic
discourses. John, who had most loved Jesus and most fully caught His
spirit, explains His mission to the world as the God, born man, to
suffer for us all, the God of Divine Love.
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