Concordia Theological Monthly
Article Title
Publication Date
11-1-1950
Document Type
Article
Keywords
fourth gospel of john, authorship, ephesus, martyrdom, bernard, presbyter, son of zebedee
Submission Type
Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep
Abstract
Who wrote the Fourth Gospel? For centuries there had been almost unanimous agreement on this point. Tradition, based on very ancient authorities, as well as the book itself all seemed to agree that it was the work of John, the Beloved Disciple, son of Zebedee. But about the turn of the eighteenth century, students of the Bible were shaken by voices which dared to question this supposedly impregnable claim. In England a man by the name of Evanson ( ca. 1790) attributed the Gospel to some Platonic philosopher of the second century. Six years later a German named Eckermann took up the refrain, with more and more voices joining the chorus.
Disciplines
Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion
Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)
John 21:4;
Submission Cost
Free
Submission Audience
Laity; Ministers; Scholars
Recommended Citation
Heyne, Walter G.
(1950)
"John's Gospel in Current Literature,"
Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 21, Article 72.
Available at:
https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol21/iss1/72
