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Mystery: Was John the Apostle a child (view source)
Revision as of 00:50, May 3, 2008
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* Jesus assigned John to take care of Jesus's mother, Mary, a duty more appropriately given to a boy than to a grown man.
* Jesus assigned John to take care of Jesus's mother, Mary, a duty more appropriately given to a boy than to a grown man.
* John was typically accompanied by his brother James, just as childhood brothers would be and not as adult brothers typically act.
* John was typically accompanied by his brother James, just as childhood brothers would be and not as adult brothers typically act.
* John's mother asked that he and her other son James be placed at Jesus's side in heaven, which is a request a mother would more likely make about children than adults.
* John's mother accompanied him as though he were a child, and asked that he and her other son James be placed at Jesus's side in heaven, which is a request a mother would more likely make about children than adults.
* John was the only [[Apostle]] to stay with [[Jesus]] during the [[Crucifixion]], suggesting that John was too young to be at risk of being arrested.
* John was the only [[Apostle]] to stay with [[Jesus]] during the [[Crucifixion]], suggesting that John was too young to be at risk of being arrested.
* John understood [[Jesus]]'s teachings better than others, but was never given a position of leadership, most likely due to his youth.
* John understood [[Jesus]]'s teachings better than others, but was never given a position of leadership, most likely due to his youth.