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:tradition says [the author] was the apostle John. Most scholars, however, suggest a disciple of John who recorded him preaching as Mark did that of Peter. In any case, the historic basis of the Gospel has become increasingly recognized.<ref>May, Herbert G. and Bruce G. Metzger, ''The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha, Revised Standard Version,'' New York: Oxford University Press, 1977, p. 1286</ref>
:tradition says [the author] was the apostle John. Most scholars, however, suggest a disciple of John who recorded him preaching as Mark did that of Peter. In any case, the historic basis of the Gospel has become increasingly recognized.<ref>May, Herbert G. and Bruce G. Metzger, ''The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha, Revised Standard Version,'' New York: Oxford University Press, 1977, p. 1286</ref>
===Evidence for its actually being the apostle John===
===Evidence for authorship by the apostle John===
The ancient manuscripts and translations of the Gospel constitute the first group of evidence. In the titles, tables of contents, signatures, which are usually added to the text of the separate Gospels, John is in every case named as the author of this Gospel.
The ancient manuscripts and translations of the Gospel constitute the first group of evidence. In the titles, tables of contents, signatures, which are usually added to the text of the separate Gospels, John is in every case named as the author of this Gospel.
John makes his teaching center around the Person of Jesus, while the Synoptics bring into relief rather the Kingdom of God. At the end of the first century there was no need for the Evangelist to repeat the lessons concerning the Kingdom of Heaven. His task was to emphasize the fundamental truth of the Divinity of the Founder of this Kingdom. By chronicling those words and works of the Redeemer in which He Himself had revealed the majesty of His glory.
John makes his teaching center around the Person of Jesus, while the Synoptics bring into relief rather the Kingdom of God. At the end of the first century there was no need for the Evangelist to repeat the lessons concerning the Kingdom of Heaven. His task was to emphasize the fundamental truth of the Divinity of the Founder of this Kingdom. By chronicling those words and works of the Redeemer in which He Himself had revealed the majesty of His glory.
==Notes and references==
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