John was a fisherman from Galilee. By the time he wrote his Gospel, he was the last apostle alive. And he decided to tell the story one more time.

In this letter

- John the apostle — son of Zebedee, the beloved disciple

- John at the foot of the cross, given care of Mary

- When and where John wrote — Ephesus, late first century

- Why John wrote a fourth Gospel after Matthew, Mark, and Luke

- The Gnostic context — Jesus only seemed to be human

- The Greek philosophical context of Logos (Stoics, Heraclitus)

- The Hebrew dabar — the creative word of God in Genesis 1

- John 20:30-31 — John's stated purpose for writing

Scripture

- John 19:25-27

- John 20:30-31

- Mark 1:19-20 (the call of John, referenced)

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