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Gospel according to Saint John

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Gospel according to Saint John fourth book of the New Testament. This account of Jesus' life is clearly set off from the other three Gospels (see Synoptic Gospels ), although it is probable that John knew and used both Mark and Luke as sources. The Gospel opens with a prologue in which Jesus is identified with the Word (see Logos ). This term echoes usages of the Old Testament ( "Word of God" ), contemporary Jewish Wisdom speculation, and contemporary Hellenistic philosophy, and designates a figure that mediates between God and the cosmos. Hence "the Word was made flesh" is the classic... Read more

John, Gospel according to Saint
World Encyclopedia John, Gospel according to Saint Fourth and last gospel of the New Testament, recounting the life and death of Jesus Christ and believed to be the work of the Apostle John . It is more concerned with the spiritual meaning of events than with historical facts or even historical sequence. Read more

Saint John
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Saint John one of the Twelve Apostles ... author of the fourth Gospel, three letters, and the Book of Revelation (see John, Gospel according to Saint ; John , letters; Revelation ... the same author. In the Gospels he and his brother, St ... Jesus to Gethsemane ... . Read more

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