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* John understood the [[Resurrection]], yet did not think of securing a tomb for [[Jesus]]'s body; an inexperienced youth is less likely to realize the need for burial.

* John understood the [[Resurrection]], yet did not think of securing a tomb for [[Jesus]]'s body; an inexperienced youth is less likely to realize the need for burial.

* John wrote the [[Book of Revelation]] while exiled to [[Patmos]] during A.D. 95, during the reign of the Roman Emperor Domition.  Yet the [[Jesus's Crucifixion]] was as early as A.D. 29.  If John were older than 14 at the time of the Crucifixion, then John would have had an unlikely age of being older than 80 when he wrote the Book of Revelation.

* John wrote the [[Book of Revelation]] while exiled to [[Patmos]] during A.D. 95, during the reign of the Roman Emperor Domition.  Yet the [[Jesus's Crucifixion]] was as early as A.D. 29.  If John were older than 14 at the time of the Crucifixion, then John would have had an unlikely age of being older than 80 when he wrote the Book of Revelation.

* The New Testament books written by John emphasize the concept of "children" with greater frequency than the other books.

* The New Testament books written by John emphasize the concept of "children" with greater frequency than the other books. For example, in the [[I John|First Epistle of John]], he addresses his intended audience as "my little children."<ref>[https://www.biblehub.com/1_john/2-1.htm 1 John 2:1].</ref> If he himself was guided under biblical truth by Jesus at a young age, the choice of words in this verse may very well reflect his own experience in being trained while a youngster still naive and not yet developed in maturity.

* Jesus responded to one request by John as an adult would respond to a child:  "You don't know what you're asking. ..."  (Mark 10:38 ([[CBP]])).

* Jesus responded to one request by John as an adult would respond to a child:  "You don't know what you're asking. ..."  (Mark 10:38 ([[CBP]])).

* In [https://www.esv.org/Mark+9/ Mark 9:38–41], John inquires Jesus about others casting out demons in Christ's name, saying, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us." The statement and general attitude is more sensible to attribute to that of a curious child, still in guidance about the world, would ask their teacher, as opposed to a more matured teenager or adult.

* In [https://www.esv.org/Mark+9/ Mark 9:38–41], John inquires Jesus about others casting out demons in Christ's name, saying, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us." The statement and general attitude is more sensible to attribute to that of a curious child, still in guidance about the world, would ask their teacher, as opposed to a more matured teenager or adult.