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→"another disciple" mystery at John 18:15: nothing in all of John's writings suggests that he had any special friendship or familiarity with the high priest in Jerusalem
== "another disciple" mystery at John 18:15 ==
== "another disciple" mystery at John 18:15 ==
Some speculate that John was the "another disciple" mysteriously mentioned in {{bibleref|John|18|15}}, who was known to and trusted by the high priest in [[Jerusalem]]. But several arguments stand strongly against the theory that this was John:
Some speculate that John was the "another disciple" mysteriously mentioned in {{bibleref|John|18|15}}, who was well-known to and trusted by the high priest in [[Jerusalem]]. But several arguments stand strongly against the theory that this was John:
*John repeatedly referred to himself not as "another disciple," but as the disciple "whom Jesus loved." See, e.g., {{bibleref|John|13|23}}, {{bibleref|John|20|2}};
*John repeatedly referred to himself not as "another disciple," but as the disciple "whom Jesus loved." See, e.g., {{bibleref|John|13|23}}, {{bibleref|John|20|2}};
*nothing in all of John's writings suggests that he had any special friendship or familiarity with the high priest in Jerusalem;
*there are many other possibilities for the "another disciple," including [[Judas Iscariot]] (known to the high priest), Nicodemus, the wealthy Joseph of Arimathea, or one of the many other non-[[Apostles]] (including the possibility that the unidentified person was a woman, even a prostitute);
*there are many other possibilities for the "another disciple," including [[Judas Iscariot]] (known to the high priest), Nicodemus, the wealthy Joseph of Arimathea, or one of the many other non-[[Apostles]] (including the possibility that the unidentified person was a woman, even a prostitute);
*as pointed out in a discussion on ''Biblical Hermeneutics'', John's occupation as a Galilean fisherman far from [[Jerusalem]], his young age, and his close connection with [[Jesus]] made it very unlikely he was known and trusted by the high priest in Jerusalem;<ref>https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/56836/who-is-the-other-disciple-in-john-1816</ref> and
*as pointed out in a discussion on ''Biblical Hermeneutics'', John's occupation as a Galilean fisherman far from [[Jerusalem]], his young age, and his close connection with [[Jesus]] made it very unlikely he was known and trusted by the high priest in Jerusalem;<ref>https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/56836/who-is-the-other-disciple-in-john-1816</ref> and