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Seldom in history, it appears, has the [[Gospel of John]] been evaluated in [[Christian]] theological discourse as a Judaic writing in the [[Bible]]. Ill-faith antisemitic agitators and rabbinic Jews alike have propagated the notion that the [[Fourth Gospel]] is inherently a polemic against [[Judaism]] and "[[the Jews]]." Yet a nuanced analysis of the full story yields the diametrically opposite conclusion especially if the time context is taken into account.

Seldom in history, it appears, has the [[Gospel of John]] been evaluated in [[Christian]] theological discourse as a Judaic writing in the [[Bible]]. Ill-faith antisemitic agitators and rabbinic Jews alike have propagated the notion that the [[Fourth Gospel]] is inherently a polemic against [[Judaism]] and "[[the Jews]]." Yet a nuanced analysis of the full story yields the diametrically opposite conclusion especially if the time context is taken into account.

Church history, if I recall properly, pinpoints the penmanship of John's Gospel account to cir. 97 A.D., shortly after the last surviving Apostle was released from his exile at the island of Patmos. Towards the end of the Apostolic Era, false teachings in Christianity rapidly spread as the firsthand disciples of Jesus Christ were—one by one—martyred. Paul warned in the Acts of the Apostles:

Church history, if I recall properly, pinpoints the penmanship of John's Gospel account to cir. 97 A.D., shortly after the last surviving Apostle was released from his exile at the island of [[Patmos]]. Towards the end of the Apostolic Era, false teachings in Christianity rapidly spread as the firsthand disciples of Jesus Christ were—one by one—martyred. Paul warned in the Acts of the Apostles:

{{cquote|For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.|||Acts 20:29–31}}

{{cquote|For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.|||Acts 20:29–31}}