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Mystery: Was John the Apostle a child (view source)
Revision as of 19:26, December 21, 2008
, 19:26, December 21, 2008improved
John, the favored [[Apostle]] of [[Jesus]] and the eventual author of the fourth [[Gospel]], is widely viewed as having been an adult like [[Peter]] and [[Jesus]] Himself.
John, the favored [[Apostle]] of [[Jesus]] and the eventual author of the fourth [[Gospel]], is widely viewed as having been an adult like [[Peter]] and [[Jesus]] Himself.
But was John actually a child during Jesus's ministry? Subtle indications include:
But was John actually a child during Jesus's ministry, and did Jesus [[homeschool]] John with his parents' permission? Subtle indications include:
* John was not required to pay taxes, as a child would not be. [[Peter]] and [[Jesus]], as adults, were required to pay taxes.<ref>Matthew 17:24-27 [http://bible1.crosswalk.com/OnlineStudyBible/bible.cgi?passage=mt+17:24&version=niv&context=1&showtools=1]</ref>
* John was not required to pay taxes, as a child would not be. [[Peter]] and [[Jesus]], as adults, were required to pay taxes.<ref>Matthew 17:24-27 [http://bible1.crosswalk.com/OnlineStudyBible/bible.cgi?passage=mt+17:24&version=niv&context=1&showtools=1]</ref>
* 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.
One commentator suggests an age of 12 or 13 for John, and further suggests that the remainder of the [[Apostles]] were teenagers.<ref>http://christianresearchnetwork.info/2008/02/27/jesus-as-rabbi-6-bringing-up-talmidim/</ref>
One commentator suggests an age of 12 or 13 for John, and further suggests that the remainder of the [[Apostles]], other than the adult Peter, were teenagers.<ref>http://christianresearchnetwork.info/2008/02/27/jesus-as-rabbi-6-bringing-up-talmidim/</ref>
== References ==
== References ==