"A good case can be made that the fourth Gospel was written by John, the 'one Jesus loved' (as referred to himself throughout his book), brother of James and son of Zebedee, just as early church tradition suggests. That same tradition places John in and around Ephesus, ministering to the churches of Asia Minor, until his death as an elderly man at roughly the end of the first century. The author would thus have been an eyewitness of much of the material he recounted and in a position to provide accurate information."1
If you would like to learn more about the reliability of John's Gospel, checkout Dr. Blomberg's book The Historical Reliability of John's Gospel here (pictured above).
Courage and Godspeed,
Chad
Courage and Godspeed,
Chad
Footnote:
1. Craig Blomberg, "Introduction of John's Gospel," 1303; as quoted by Peter S. Williams in Behold the Man: Essays on the Historical Jesus, p. 146.
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