John the Apostle Biography

John the Apostle (Aramaic: ܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ‎ Yohanān Shliḥā; Hebrew: יוחנן בן זבדי‬ Yohanan ben Zavdi; Koine Greek: Ιωάννης; Coptic: ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ or ⲓⲱ̅ⲁ; Latin: Ioannes; c. AD 6-100) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament, which refers to him as Ἰωάννης. Generally listed as the youngest apostle, he was the son of Zebedee and Salome or Joanna. His brother was James, who was another of the Twelve Apostles. Although Christian tradition holds that he outlived the remaining apostles and that he was the only one to die of natural causes, some Religions, such as the Latter-Day Saints, hold that John was translated: that is, that he would “live forever,” or until God saw fit to resurrect him (see John 21:20-23, NIV). The Church Fathers considered him the same person as John the Evangelist, John of Patmos, John the Elder and the Beloved Disciple, although modern theologians and scholars have not formed a consensus on the relative identities of these men. The traditions of most Christian denominations have held that John the Apostle is the author of several books of the New Testament.

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