Johannine literature

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 First Epistle of John
- The Second Epistle of John
- The Third Epistle of John
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.

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

[1] Bruce et al. 2012, The Johannine Letters: I, II, and III John

[2] Moloney & Harrington 1998, p. 1

[3] Bruce et al. 2012, The Johannine Letters: I, II, and III John

[4] Eusebius of Caesarea, Ecclesiastical History Book iii. Chapter xxiii.

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