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..

Now, if any part of the Bible is assuredly the very Word of God speaking through His servant, it is John's Gospel.

All of Origen's works written after 218 are dedicated to Ambrose, including his On Martyrdom, Contra Celsum, Commentary on St. John's Gospel, and On Prayer.

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.

This group includes the Rylands Library Papyrus P52, containing part of St John's Gospel, and perhaps dating from between 125 and 160.

Among the teachings of Jesus Christ in the Gospel of Luke and the Gospel of Matthew, the message to his followers that one should " Turn the other cheek " and his example in the story Pericope Adulterae, in which Jesus intervenes in the stoning of an adulteress, are generally accepted as his condemnation of physical retaliation ( though most scholars agree that the latter passage was " certainly not part of the original text of St John's Gospel ") More militant Christians consider Romans 13: 3 – 4 to support the death penalty.

Among these were: Commentaries on the Old Testament, Thesaurus, Discourse Against Arians Commentary on St. John's Gospel, and Dialogues on the Trinity.

Besides the New Testament, it has been alleged that Cathar sacred texts include The Gospel of the Secret Supper, or John's Interrogation and The Book of the Two Principles.

Though the three Synoptic Gospels share a considerable amount of text, over 90 % of John's Gospel is unique to him.

" It has been suggested that similarities between John's Gospel and Gnosticism may spring from common roots in Jewish Apocalyptic literature.

Recent discoveries and trends have cast doubt on the certainty that many mid-20th century biblical scholars had about the historical inferiority of John's Gospel.

Robinson wrote that, where the Gospel narrative accounts can be checked for consistency with surviving material evidence, the account in the Gospel of John is commonly the more plausible ; that it is generally easier to reconcile the various synoptic accounts within John's narrative framework, than it is to explain John's narrative within the framework of any of the synoptics ; and that, where in the Gospel Jesus and his disciples are described as travelling around identifiable locations, the trips in question can always be plausibly followed on the ground, which he says is not the case for any synoptic Gospel.

Robinson offers three arguments for preferring the chronology of John's Gospel to that of the synoptics.

In John's Gospel, the public ministry of Jesus extends over rather more than two years.

Recent studies in ancient narrative historiography argue that it is possible for John's Gospel to record multiple Passovers — as historical testimony not theological literary-devices — and yet not represent three years as it was not uncommon for ancient historians to organize their histories without an absolute timeline.

The list was headed by ( Henry ) Hutton of St. John's who was matriculated from St. John's at Easter, 1625.

John's first impulse was to denounce their blasphemy.

John's reply was like a declaration of war.

And John's reply was always the same: `` Anything that affects souls is the concern of the Church!!

It was the kind of thing that could ruin a man's life, and it was a tribute to John's strength of character and very real business ability that it hadn't ruined his.

John's mother died not long after his marriage, and there was even less Cooper money left.

After the surprise was over, Linda was almost as pleased as anyone with John's good luck, though she agreed with Bobbie's decision some months later to move to Funk Furnaces.

The St. Olaf College Choir was established as an outgrowth of the local St. John's Lutheran Church, where Christiansen was organist and the choir was composed at least partially of students from the nearby St. Olaf campus.

In Hot Springs, Bill attended St. John's Catholic Elementary School, Ramble Elementary School, and Hot Springs High School – where he was an active student leader, avid reader, and musician.

On the fourth day of the first Test match at Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua during India's tour of West Indies, 2006, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's flick off Dave Mohammed to the midwicket region was caught by Daren Ganga.

The English Biblical scholar Robert Henry Charles ( 1855 – 1931 ) reasoned on internal textual grounds that the book was edited by someone who spoke no Hebrew and who wished to promote a different theology from John's.

Furthermore, the following was said about John's location after talking about Birka:

John's part in the general strategy was carried out at first, but the allies in the north moved slowly.

Charlottetown, the capital of the new colony of St. John's Island, was ransacked in 1775 with the provincial secretary kidnapped and the Great Seal stolen.

The Colony of St. John's Island was renamed to Prince Edward Island on November 29, 1798.

The Gospel according to John differs considerably from the synoptic gospels, likely written decades earlier than John's Gospel.

During the Revolutionary War period, several notable events occurred in the city, including Patrick Henry's " Give me liberty or give me death " speech in 1775 at St. John's Church, and the passage of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom written by Thomas Jefferson.

* Marco Polo, The Travels of Marco Polo, which tells much of Prester John's supposed history, written in 1298.

* St John's Hoxton – Anglican church ( where " Amazing Grace " was written )

While in St. John's, John Rut had written a letter to King Henry VIII on his findings and his planned voyage.

A John's Children single written by Marc Bolan called " Desdemona " was banned by the BBC for its line " lift up your skirt and fly.

While in St. John's, John Rut had written a letter to King Henry VIII on his findings and his planned voyage.

Franklin had written in the Pennsylvania Gazette of 8th December 1730 of the several lodges of freemasons already in the " province ", joined St. John's Lodge in Philadelphia the following year, and in 1732 was Junior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of Philadelphia.

Perhaps the best specimen of his skill was the letter written to the protector Somerset in 1548 on behalf of Sedbergh School, which was attached to St John's College by the founder, Dr Lupton, in 1525, and the endowment of which had been confiscated under the Chantries Acts.

The opera was written in 1707, but was never performed in Eccles's lifetime ; in fact, the work was not performed until 22 April 1972 when it was given at St John's, Smith Square in London.

Shangchuan Island () also written ( Schangschwan, Sancian, Sanchão, Chang-Chuang or St. John's Island ) is the main island of Chuanshan Archipelago on the southern coast of China.

( For higher notes see, for example, the treble solo at the beginning of Stanford's Magnificat in G, David Willcocks ' descant to Mendelssohn's tune for the carol Hark, the Herald Angels Sing, the even higher treble solo from Gregorio Allegri's " Miserere ", and the treble part in the Nunc Dimittis from Tippett's Evening Canticles written for St John's College, Cambridge ) Many trebles are also able to reach higher notes by use of the whistle register but this practice is rarely called for in performance.

" Program of the opera St. John's Night, in three acts, after the tale by Gogol, written by P. Boborïkin, in the presence and with the help of Modest Mussorgsky, Yevgeniy Mussorgsky, and Vasiliy.

If Secret Mark is dependent on all four canonical gospels, then it was written after John and could not have been used as a source by John's author.

* " Desdemona " ( John's Children song ), written by Marc Bolan and first recorded by John's Children

Most biblical scholars see the gospel account of Mark as having been written first ( see Markan priority ) and John's gospel account as having been written last.

Another song written by Graves mentions one of John's brothers, Askew Peel, a horsedealer who also lived in Caldbeck, and who also died in 1854.

Cecil Adams has written that John the Conquer root is the root of St. John's wort.

" We Built This City " was written by Bernie Taupin ( Elton John's longtime collaborator ), Martin Page, Dennis Lambert, and Peter Wolf.

The song was written for and recorded by one of John's long-time friends, Long John Baldry.