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» For John the apostle of Jesus, see John the Apostle.:For the author of the
Gospel, see
John the Evangelist.
John of Patmos is the name given to the author of the
Book of Revelation (or Book of the
Apocalypse) in the
New Testament. According to the text of Revelation, the author, who gives his name as "John," is living in on the Greek island of
Patmos "because of the Word of God", that is, either in
exile or in response to the call of God. In Revelation, he writes to the
seven Christian churches in Asia to relate two apocalytic visions he's had. John of Patmos is often referred to as
John the Divine, or
John the Theologian, and the message he received is considered divine Revelation by most Christians. The full title of the Book of Revelation is
The Apocalypse of Saint John the Divine.
Apocalypse is a Greek word for
revelation or
uncovering, and
divine an old Anglican usage meaning
theologian. He is also known as the
Eagle of Patmos and
John the Seer. Several
Christian denominations regard him as a
prophet and a
saint.
John of Patmos, the author of
Revelation, was traditionally believed to be the same person as both
John, the apostle of Jesus and
John the Evangelist, author of the
Gospel of John.
Justin Martyr, writing in the early 2nd century, was the first to equate the author of Revelation with John the apostle. Some biblical scholars now contend that these were separate individuals.
John the Presbyter, teacher of
Papias, bishop of Hieropolis in the early 2nd century, is often with John of Patmos or with the Apostle. Church historian
Eusebius of Caesarea, and
Dionysius of Alexandria both identified the John in Revelation as John the Presbyter. However, since John was a common name among early Christians it can't be ruled out that John of Patmos was a John distinct from John the evangelist, John the apostle and John the author of the Johannine epistles.
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