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Mystery: Was John the Apostle a child (view source)
Revision as of 02:15, May 10, 2009
, 02:15, May 10, 2009more evidence: John's writings emphasize the concept of "children" more than the other books
* 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.
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>
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>