- See also
- Notes
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{{John}}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. See also- Authorship of the Johannine works
Notes1. ^{{harvnb|Bruce|Cain|Davis|Faherty|2012|loc=The Johannine Letters: I, II, and III John}}
2. ^{{harvnb|Moloney|Harrington|1998|p=1}}
3. ^{{harvnb|Bruce|Cain|Davis|Faherty|2012|loc=The Johannine Letters: I, II, and III John}}
4. ^Eusebius of Caesarea, Ecclesiastical History Book iii. Chapter xxiii.
References- {{citation|last1=Bruce|first1=Frederick|last2=Cain|first2=Seymour|last3=Davis|first3=H. Grady|last4=Faherty|first4=Robert|last5=Flusser|first5=David|contribution=Biblical Literature|title=Encyclopædia Britannica|year=2012|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/64496/biblical-literature/73464/The-Johannine-Letters-I-II-and-III-John}}
- {{citation|last1=Moloney|first1=Francis|last2=Harrington|first2=Daniel|title=Gospel of John|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2xDRFYKldboC|year=1998|publisher=Liturgical Press|location=Collegeviille|isbn=978-0-8146-5806-2|accessdate=2012-11-26}}
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