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Its author can be discerned from the contents.

Its author can be discerned from the contents.

Judging by the language, the author was a Palestinian Jew, who knew the Hellenic Greek of the upper classes. He displays an accurate knowledge of the geographical and social conditions of Palestine. He must have enjoyed personal intercourse with the Savior and must even have belonged to the circle of his intimate friends. The Gospel shows the writer to have been an eyewitness of most of the events. He speaks of John nine times without giving him the title of "the Baptist", as the other Evangelists invariably do to distinguish him from the Apostle. All these indications point clearly to the conclusion that the Apostle John must have been the author of the Fourth Gospel.

Judging by the language, the author was a Palestinian Jew, who knew the Hellenic Greek of the upper classes. He displays an accurate knowledge of the geographical and social conditions of Palestine. He must have enjoyed personal intercourse with the Savior and must even have belonged to the circle of his intimate friends. The Gospel shows the writer to have been an eyewitness of most of the events. He speaks of John nine times without giving him the title of "the Baptist," as the other Evangelists invariably do to distinguish him from the Apostle. All these indications point clearly to the conclusion that the Apostle John must have been the author of the Fourth Gospel.

And, The Gospel of John never mentions John by name, referring to him as "the disciple that Jesus loved". This is understandable if John is the author, but would be hard to explain otherwise.

And, The Gospel of John never mentions John by name, referring to him as "the disciple that Jesus loved."  This is understandable if John is the author, but would be hard to explain otherwise.

 

The age of John when he became an Apostle is unknown, and he could have been as young as an Apostle.  The teacher-student type of relationship which Jesus developed with John suggests an age difference, and publication of this Gospel by John long after Jesus was [[Crucifixion|crucified]] suggests that John was young when the events occurred.

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