In one thing the higher critics, like the modernists, however, overreached themselves, in claiming that the Gospel of John was not written in John's time but well after the first century, perhaps as late as 150 A.D..

This belief is grounded in the Gospel of John passage “ You heard me say, ‘ I am going away and I am coming back to you .’ If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.

By the time the Gospels of Luke and Matthew were written, Jesus is portrayed as being the Son of God from the time of birth, and finally the Gospel of John portrays him as the pre-existent Word () as existing " in the beginning ".

They cite his defense of the Christology described in the first chapter of the Gospel of John and his significant theological works ( C. S.

At the time of his death he was working on a translation of the Gospel of St. John into English.

Eusebius ( c. 263 – 339 ) was inclined to class the Apocalypse with the accepted books but also listed it in the Antilegomena, with his own reservation for identification of John of Patmos with John the Apostle, pointing out there were large differences in Greek skill and styles between the Gospel of John, which he attributed to John the Apostle, and the Revelation.

The traditional theory holds that John the Apostle — considered to have written the Gospel and the epistles of John — was exiled on Patmos in the Aegean archipelago during the reign of Domitian, and there wrote Revelation.

Those in favor of apostolic authorship point to the testimony of the early church fathers ( see " Early Theories " above ) and similarities between the Gospel of John and Revelation.

In the Gospel of John and in Revelation, Jesus is referred to as " the Word of God " (), although the context in Revelation is very different from John.

Differences in style, theological content, and familiarity with Greek between the Gospel of John, the epistles of John, and the Revelation are seen by some scholars as indicating three separate authors.

John Robinson in " Redating the New Testament " ( 1976 ) has heavily criticised Charles ' position and accepted apostolic authorship, dating John's Gospel before the Siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD.

Although many assume that the biblical Mark the Cousin of Barnabas ( Colossians 4: 10 ) is the same as John Mark ( Acts 12: 12, 25 ; 13: 5, 13 ; 15: 37 ) and Mark the Evangelist, the traditionally believed author of the Gospel of Mark, according to Hippolytus of Rome, the three " Mark " s are distinct persons.

Two are found in chapter 3 of the Gospel of John, verses 3 and 7.

The quotation from the Gospel of John has raised some questions about the meaning and authenticity of the phrase " born again ".

In the Gospel of John, Jesus referred to himself as the Son of God far more frequently than in the Synoptic Gospels.

In the Gospel narratives that describe the life of Jesus, the first instance of him being called the Son of God appears during his Baptism by John the Baptist.

* Antisemitism in the Gospel of John

In 1648, preacher John Elliott was quoted in Thomas Shepherd's book " Clear Sunshine of the Gospel " with an account of the difficulties the Pilgrims were having in using the Indians to harvest cranberries as they preferred to hunt and fish.

The term " Christology from above " refers to approaches that begin with the divinity and pre-existence of Christ as the Logos ( the Word ), as expressed in the prologue to the Gospel of John ().

A different, but not necessarily conflicting legend concerns Mary Magdalene's efforts to spread the Gospel.

The Gospel of James, also known as the Infancy Gospel of James or the Protoevangelium of James, is an apocryphal Gospel probably written about AD 145, which expands backward in time the infancy stories contained the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, and presents a narrative concerning the birth and upbringing of Mary herself.

* ( 2011 ) The Gospel According to the Other Mary

According to the Gospel of Mary, they may refer to " the seven powers of wrath " spoken of in 8: 18-19:

The Gospel of John and the Gospel of Luke also mention a " Mary of Bethany ", who in some Christian traditions is regarded the same person as Mary Magdalene.

In, the author names three women in sequence: “ Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children .” In the Gospel of Mark, the author lists a group of women three times, and each time, Mary Magdalene ’ s name appears first.

Finally, in the Gospel of Luke, as already remarked, the author enumerates the women who reported the tomb visit, writing that, “ It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them ,” which once again places Mary Magdalene at the head of the list.

Several Gnostic gospels, such as the Gospel of Mary, written in the early 2nd century, see Mary as the special disciple of Jesus who has a deeper understanding of his teachings and is asked to impart this to the other disciples.

The Gnostic Gospel of Philip names Mary Magdalene as Jesus ' companion.

In her introduction in The Complete Gospels, Karen King names the manuscripts available for the Gospel of Mary.

First discovered in 1896, the Gospel of Mary exalts Mary Magdalene over the male disciples of Jesus.

The Gospel of Mary provides important information about the role of women in the early church, although it is missing six pages from the beginning, and four from the middle.

The identity of " Mary " appearing as the main character in this Gospel is sometimes disputed, but she is generally regarded to be Mary Magdalene.

The repeated reference in the Gnostic texts of Mary as being loved by Jesus more than the others has been seen as supporting the theory that the Beloved Disciple in the canonical Gospel of John was originally Mary Magdalene, before being later redacted in the Gospel.

In a manner very similar to, the Gospel of Philip presents Mary Magdalene among Jesus ' female entourage, adding that she was his koinônos, a Greek word variously translated in contemporary versions as partner, associate, comrade, companion.

Others ' irritation from the love and affection presented by Jesus to Mary Magdalene is claimed in the apocryphal Gospel of Philip.

Discusses issues of apostolic authority in the gospels and the Gospel of Peter the competition between Peter and Mary, especially in chapter 7, " The Replacement of Mary Magdalene: A Strategy for Eliminating the Competition.

The author of the Catholic Encyclopedia article goes on to enumerate the accounts of each of these three persons ( the unnamed " sinner ", Mary Magdalene, and Mary of Bethany ) in the Gospel of Luke and concludes that based on these accounts “ there is no suggestion of an identification of the three persons, and if we had only Luke to guide us we should certainly have no grounds for so identifying them the same person .” He then explains first the Catholic position equating Mary of Bethany with the sinful woman of Luke by referring to, where Mary is identified as the woman who anointed Jesus, and noting that this reference is given before John ’ s account of the anointing in Bethany:

These include the apocryphal gospels, such as the Gospel according to the Hebrews, the Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Mary Magdalene.

* Gospel of Mary Magdalene

In the Gospel of Mark both Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of James are mentioned, joined by Salome.

The company will present three world premieres in 2013: Nolan Gasser and Carey Harrison ’ s The Secret Garden, based on the children's book by Frances Hodgson Burnett in conjunction with UC Berkeley ’ s Cal Performances ; Mark Adamo ’ s The Gospel of Mary Magdalene ; and Tobias Picker and J. D.

The society teaches the Biblical works of Jesus Christ while also incorporating the Gnostic Gospels ( ex: Gospel of Mary Magdalene ), and says that while the Bible is a " marvellous book " and should be used as a teaching tool, it is not the " unaltered word of God ".

The Gospel of Thomas found at Nag Hammadi mentions among the " disciples " of Jesus ( the Greek expression " apostles " does not appear ) two women, Salome and Mary Magdalene ( referred to simply as " Mary ", Mary could also be referring Salome's mother Mary the sister of Elizabeth and Anne who is the mother of Christ's mother Mary.

While the historicity of the gospel accounts is questioned to some extent by some critical scholars and non-Christians, the traditional view states the following chronology for his ministry: Temptation, Sermon on the Mount, Appointment of the Twelve, Miracles, Temple Money Changers, Last Supper, Arrest, Trial, Passion, Crucifixion on Good Friday (,), Nisan 14th (,, Gospel of Peter ) or Nisan 15th ( Synoptic Gospels ), ( 7Apr30, 3Apr33, 30Mar36, possible Fri-14-Nisan dates ,-Meier ), entombment by Pharisees Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus of the Sanhedrin, Resurrection by God on Easter Sunday, appearances to Paul of Tarsus (), Simon Peter (), Mary Magdalene (,), and others, Great Commission, Ascension, Second Coming Prophecy to fulfill the rest of Messianic prophecy such as the Resurrection of the dead, the Last Judgment, and establishment of the Kingdom of God and the Messianic Age.