JOHN (THE AUTHOR)

John 1:1-5
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust.

Prologue: Christ, the Eternal Word

1 In the beginning the Word already existed.

The Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He existed in the beginning with God. 3 God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. 4 The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.

What do we know about John, the author of the Gospel of John.

• His parents were Zebedee and Salome, his brother was James
• He was a fisherman by trade
• Before following Jesus he was one of the disciples of John The Baptist
• One of the twelve disciples, along with Peter and James, one of Jesus’ inner circle
• Wrote five books in the New Testament, Gospel of John; 1st, 2nd and 3rd John; Revelation

In one place (John 21:20), he referred to himself as “… the disciple whom Jesus loved.” There was something special in the relationship between Jesus and John. While you and I may never have the opportunity, as John did at the Last Supper, to lean on Jesus’ side, we can draw closer to Jesus through daily study of The Word.

Tomorrow, we will look at the prologue to the Gospel of John; “Christ, The Eternal Word.”