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Was John,Jesus"Beloved"Disciple"?

4/6/2009 3:43 am

Was John,Jesus"Beloved"Disciple"?

I know that I have always heard and been taught that Jesus beloved disciple was John but as I have been reading more of the Bible it doesn't really say who the beloved disciple is but it is implied to some degree.

According to the Gospel of John,the beloved disciple was the one who leaned on Jesus during the Last supper and the only male disciple present at the crucifixion.But His name is never given.
In the other 3 Gospels the name"beloved disciple"is never mentioned and they don't say anything about him leaning on Jesus or being present at the crucifixion of Christ either.
According to the early church{but not too early}John,the son of Zebedee,the brother of James,was him.And John is identified as the actual author of the Gospel of John according to the church.

We know that He was a man & that Mary went to live with him after Jesus death.In Acts1:14 it says that she was part of the early community of believers,known as the Nazarenes,who lived in Jerusalem at that time so the beloved disciple most likely lived in or near Jerusalem too.

The Gospel of John gives a detailed description of Jesus interrogation by the Jewish leaders & Pilate and it sounds like firsthand knowledge although one can not be totally sure.Also as he stood by the cross of Jesus & none of the other disciples did as far as we know evidently he wasn't afraid of being arrested or most likely he had more courage and total trust and love in Jesus than the rest.

As Jesus had secret disciples such as Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus that also lived in Jerusalem I'm sure He had others as well.So just who is the disciple that Jesus loved?

The church has always identified him from the second century on as John Zebedee.Some think Lazarus could be the beloved disciple and they base that on John11:1-3 which says that as Lazarus lay sick,his sisters{Mary & Martha}sent a message to Jesus which said,"Lord,the one you love is sick".
Also in John11:5 and John11:36 it is stated that "Jesus loved Lazarus."

But John never mentions Lazarus by name again after chapter 12.
So I'm not so sure about that.

Also I was trying to figure out if John was Jesus cousin?

John was one of the first disciples called;He witnessed the miracle Christ had over death at the house of Jarius;Jesus took him to the mount of the transfiguration.He was in the garden of Gethsemane;He beheld Jesus glory & majesty.He initially started out as a "Son of Thunder" but later became quite humble and filled with humility .He was peaceful and happy in the Lords presence.He displayed a disposition totally different from his natural one and was quite blessed as being insightful into Christs agape love for him & others.

And in John 21:24 John states:
This is the disciple which testifies of these things and wrote these things and we know that his testimony is true.

So I think John was the beloved disciple after all.

Does anyone have any insight into this?

BristerBate

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4/6/2009 5:58 am

Yeah, because he was "humble"...

To a certain extent all 4 evangelists hide behind their gospels. It's from "within" the gospels one can better identify them all.

I would also stress that from the cross he was also entrusted with taking care of "mom" Mary? Not even Jesus' (half-)brothers were worthy of that! Moreover, of all the other apostles only John stood together with the women at the cross!

I don't think I ever read that John was Jesus' cousin. It's still dubious that Salome really was Mary's sister. If I were to look at it closer, it would be easier if you would be more specific in indicating extra sources and verses.

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