John the Apostle (Ἰωάννης), also called Saint John, or John in Anglo-Saxon countries, is a Jew of the Ier century became a disciple of Jesus. John son of Zebedee is named among the first of the list of the twelve apostles, with his brother James called the Greater, in the Gospels of Mark, Matthew and Luke, as well as in the book of the Acts of the Apostles and in an ending added to the Gospel of John.
John the Apostle, son of Rebedeus and brother of James the Greater
They are fishermen from the Sea of Galilee (called the Sea of Galilee or Lake of Gennesaret) who, like Simon Peter and his brother Andrew, abandon their nets to follow Jesus. Marc specifies that Jesus nicknamed them the Boanerges, that is to say “son of thunder”.
Peter, James and John, sons of Zebedee, accompany Jesus on the mountain during the episode of the transfiguration.
John, son of Zebedee, is also one of the disciples who accompanies Jesus during the healing of Simon Peter's mother and the healing of the daughter of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue.
James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, at their mother's instigation, ask to sit next to Jesus when he is "in his glory"; Jesus tells them that they must first "drink his cup" and that "the Father alone has the power to place himself in Heaven." They provoke the anger of the other disciples; Jesus must remind them that "the first will be last."
In theGospel of John, the main episodes with which John, son of Zebedee, was associated in the Synoptics, such as the resurrection of Jairus's daughter or the Transfiguration, are missing. These absences, among other elements, have led to questions about the identity of the evangelist John.
According to tradition, John went to Samaria to preach with Peter, where he showed great enthusiasm in organizing churches in the cities of Palestine. Then, fleeing Roman repression, he left Palestine and took refuge in Ephesus, where he performed miracles and baptized many people.
Around 180, Irenaeus of Lyon wrote in Against heresies III,1,1: "Then John, the disciple of the Lord, who rested on his breast, also published the Gospel, while he was living at Ephesus in Asia." Clement of Alexandria specifies that John was then exiled to the island of Patmos, in 94, following persecutions against Christians, where he is said to have written the Apocalypse. He is said to have received a vision of the Christ of the Apocalypse, majestic in appearance, dressed in white, with the sword of the "Word" in his mouth. John kneels and is blessed by the apparition which says to him: "Write therefore what you have seen, the present, and what must take place hereafter."
After Domitian's death in 96 AD, Emperor Nerva is said to have allowed John to return to Ephesus. From there, he is said to have traveled throughout the region, invited by the local Christian communities, "sometimes to establish bishops, sometimes to organize complete churches, sometimes to choose as cleric one of those designated by the Spirit." According to tradition, he was buried in Selçuk, near Ephesus, where there was a Basilica of St. John, now in ruins. He is said to have had St. Polycarp of Smyrna as a disciple.
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Today, Catholics celebrate Saint John, known as John the Apostle. Brother of James the Greater, they are among Jesus' disciples. After his death, he left to found the churches of Samaria and Palestine with Saint Peter, he saw the Apocalypse, which he wrote. Rome exiled him to Ephesus, where he founded a church. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #December 27 #Saint John #Jesus #apocalypse
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