Background Study: Life and Ministry of John the Apostle Flashcards
Who do most scholars generally agree wrote the gospel of John?
The apostle John
What region was John native to?
Galilee
What was John’s occupation?
He was a fisherman
Who did John fish with?
His father Zebedee and his brother James
Who was John’s mother Salome a devoted follower of?
Jesus
Who was John originally a disciple of?
John the Baptist
How many years of Jesus’ ministry was John an eyewitness to?
3 years
Who does John refer to himself as?
The disciple whom Jesus loved
What small group was John in that granted him a close relationship with Jesus?
He was in Jesus’ inner circle
What name did Jesus give John and his brother James and what does it mean?
Boanerges, which means “Sons of Thunder”
When Jesus was on the cross who did He entrust to John?
His mother
What reference tells us that John witnessed the transfiguration of Jesus?
Matthew 17:1-8
What reference tells us that John was with Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane?
Matthew 26:36-38
What reference tells us that John witnessed the raising of a young girl who has died?
Mark 5:35-43
What reference tells us that John saw the empty tomb?
John 20:1-8
What reference tells us that John witnessed the crucifixion of Jesus?
John 19:16, 25-27
What reference tells us that John and Peter were arrested because they spoke the truth?
Acts 4:1-13
What reference tells us that John received the revelation of Jesus Christ?
Revelation 1:1-2
At what church is John described as being the pillar of?
Jerusalem
Where did John write 1 2 3 John?
Ephesus
What heresy did 1 John address?
Gnosticism
What did Gnosticism deny about Christ?
That He had come in the flesh
The Gnostics believed all physical matter was ___________?
Evil
John was tortured and exiled to where?
Patmos
