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John the Apostle
Ioannes (apostolus) la ܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ arc יוחנן בן זבדי he
Apostle of Jesus; son of Zebedee and Salome, brother of James; traditionally identified with John the Evangelist, John of Patmos, and the Beloved Disciple
Overview
apostle of Jesus; son of Zebedee and Salome, brother of James; traditionally identified with John the Evangelist, John of Patmos, and the Beloved DiscipleWikidata record description. Read John the Apostle in the Wikipedia reader.
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Roles and affiliation
Holding an office is not parentage and not discipleship.
Belonged to
Offices held 1
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from 30 CE apostle
Family tree
As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
The family as a list · 4
Kinship in an account 4
- child of (child) Salome biblical figure, mother of John and Jacob
- child of (child) Zebedee father of James and John, two disciples of Jesus
- sibling of John the Evangelist author of the Gospel of John; traditionally identified with John the Apostle of Jesus, John of Patmos (author of Revelation), and John the Presbyter
- sibling of St. James the Elder one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus
Teachers and students
Teaching passed from one person to another, in the direction of the arrows — not ancestry, and not succession.
Studied under 2
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John the Apostle apostle of Jesus; son of Zebedee and Salome, brother of James; traditionally identified with John the Evangelist, John of Patmos, and the Beloved Disciple 
What the records tie them to
Founded, supported, associated with — as third parties recorded it.
In the texts
Works this figure appears in. A work’s date is the source’s, not this figure’s.
Connections
Affiliation 2
Identification 5
- disciple whom Jesus loved phrase found in the Gospel of John (21:20 etc.), traditionally identified with John the Evangelist and John the Apostle
- John of Patmos Christian saint and author of the Book of Revelation
- John the Evangelist author of the Gospel of John; traditionally identified with John the Apostle of Jesus, John of Patmos (author of Revelation), and John the Presbyter
- John the Presbyter early Christian; appears in fragments from Papias of Hierapolis as one of the author's sources; traditionally identified with John the Apostle, John the Evangelist, and/or John of Patmos (author of the Book of Revelations)
- John, author of the epistles of John author of the epistles of John
Recorded events and days 1
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