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Sess ion 1: The Word Made F l esh, the Word Made F i lm: Int roduct ion 15

4. John’s mention in the Gospel of John

a. He was a disciple of John the Baptist, 1.35.

b. Jesus called him as one of the first six disciples in his early Judean ministry, 1.37-51.

c. He had a home in Jerusalem, was acquainted with many people there, and took Mary, the mother of Jesus, into his care, 19.26-27.

d. He describes himself as one of those in Jesus’ inner circle, as “the disciple whom Jesus loved,” 13.23; 19.26; 20.2; 21.7, 20.

5. John in Acts and Galatians

a. John accompanies Peter at the healing of the man at the Beautiful Gate, Acts 3.1.

b. He accompanies Peter on the mission to Samaria, Acts 8.14ff.

c. John is present with Peter and James, the Lord’s brother, at the interview with Paul listed in Galatians 2 (i.e., all three who were described by Paul as the “pillar apostles” [2.9]).

6. John and the Book of Revelation: The Apocalypse of John speaks to his exile and banishment to the isle of Patmos in the Aegean Sea, Rev. 1.9. (He received his visions there probably during the reign of Domitian, an emperor whose severe treatment of Christians resonates with his reign.)