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[[File:Johannes op Patmos Saint John on Patmos Berlin, Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, Gemaldegalerie HR.jpg|thumb|Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos, by [[w:Hieronymus Bosch|Hieronymus Bosch]] (1505)]]
[[File:Johannes op Patmos Saint John on Patmos Berlin, Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, Gemaldegalerie HR.jpg|thumb|Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos, by [[w:Hieronymus Bosch|Hieronymus Bosch]] (1505)]]


'''John the Evangelist''' (* before 20 AD [[w:Bethsaida|Bethsaida]] (?), † around 101 AD (?), but at the latest around 117 AD in [[w:Ephesus|Ephesus]]) is the author of the [[Gospel of John]]. The {{Latini}}sed name [[Johannes]] ({{Greek|Ἰωάννης}} ''Iōannēs''), which in {{English}} usually appears as [[John]], is derived from the [[w:Hebrew language|Hebrew]] name '''Yohanan''' ({{HeS|יוחנן}}) meaning "the LORD ([[YHWH]]) is gracious", which in [[Judaism]] is seen as expressing a "birth given as a divine gift". John the Evangelist is also considered the author of the [[Revelation of John]] and the [[Epistles of John]]. According to the traditional theological view, he is identical with '''John the Apostle''' and with favourite disciple of the [[Christ]], who is not mentioned by name in the Gospel of John, and who, moreover, according to [[Rudolf Steiner]], was none other than [[Lazarus]], who was raised from the dead by the Christ (see [[Lazarus-Johannes]] below). According to Rudolf Steiner, contrary to traditional opinion, he is also not identical with '''John, the son of Zebedee''' ({{Greek|Ἰωάννης υἱὸς [or ὁ] τοῦ Ζεβεδαίου}} ''Ioannes hyios [or ho] tou Zebedaion''; {{Latin|Iohannes Zebedaei), the brother of [[James the Elder]], and was only temporarily his deputy and not an [[apostle]] in the proper sense (see also below [[Lazarus-Johannes]]).  
'''John the Evangelist''' (* before 20 AD [[w:Bethsaida|Bethsaida]] (?), † around 101 AD (?), but at the latest around 117 AD in [[w:Ephesus|Ephesus]]) is the author of the [[Gospel of John]]. The {{Latin}}ised name [[Johannes]] ({{Greek|Ἰωάννης}} ''Iōannēs''), which in {{English}} usually appears as [[John]], is derived from the [[w:Hebrew language|Hebrew]] name '''Yohanan''' ({{HeS|יוחנן}}) meaning "the LORD ([[YHWH]]) is gracious", which in [[Judaism]] is seen as expressing a "birth given as a divine gift". John the Evangelist is also considered the author of the [[Revelation of John]] and the [[Epistles of John]]. According to the traditional theological view, he is identical with '''John the Apostle''' and with favourite disciple of the [[Christ]], who is not mentioned by name in the Gospel of John, and who, moreover, according to [[Rudolf Steiner]], was none other than [[Lazarus]], who was raised from the dead by the Christ (see [[Lazarus-Johannes]] below). According to Rudolf Steiner, contrary to traditional opinion, he is also not identical with '''John, the son of Zebedee''' ({{Greek|Ἰωάννης υἱὸς [or ὁ] τοῦ Ζεβεδαίου}} ''Ioannes hyios [or ho] tou Zebedaion''; {{Latin|Iohannes Zebedaei}}), the brother of [[James the Elder]], and was only temporarily his deputy and not an [[apostle]] in the proper sense (see also below [[Lazarus-Johannes]]).  


== Literature ==
== Literature ==

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John the Evangelist, El Greco (c. 1600), Museo del Prado, Madrid
Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos, by Hieronymus Bosch (1505)

John the Evangelist (* before 20 AD Bethsaida (?), † around 101 AD (?), but at the latest around 117 AD in Ephesus) is the author of the Gospel of John. The Latinised name Johannes (Greek: Ἰωάννης Iōannēs), which in English usually appears as John, is derived from the Hebrew name Yohanan (Hebrew: יוחנן) meaning "the LORD (YHWH) is gracious", which in Judaism is seen as expressing a "birth given as a divine gift". John the Evangelist is also considered the author of the Revelation of John and the Epistles of John. According to the traditional theological view, he is identical with John the Apostle and with favourite disciple of the Christ, who is not mentioned by name in the Gospel of John, and who, moreover, according to Rudolf Steiner, was none other than Lazarus, who was raised from the dead by the Christ (see Lazarus-Johannes below). According to Rudolf Steiner, contrary to traditional opinion, he is also not identical with John, the son of Zebedee (Greek: Ἰωάννης υἱὸς [or ὁ] τοῦ Ζεβεδαίου Ioannes hyios [or ho] tou Zebedaion; Latin: Iohannes Zebedaei), the brother of James the Elder, and was only temporarily his deputy and not an apostle in the proper sense (see also below Lazarus-Johannes).

Literature
References to the work of Rudolf Steiner follow Rudolf Steiner's Collected Works (CW or GA), Rudolf Steiner Verlag, Dornach/Switzerland, unless otherwise stated.
Email: verlag@steinerverlag.com URL: www.steinerverlag.com.
Index to the Complete Works of Rudolf Steiner - Aelzina Books
A complete list by Volume Number and a full list of known English translations you may also find at Rudolf Steiner's Collected Works
Rudolf Steiner Archive - The largest online collection of Rudolf Steiner's books, lectures and articles in English.
Rudolf Steiner Audio - Recorded and Read by Dale Brunsvold
steinerbooks.org - Anthroposophic Press Inc. (USA)
Rudolf Steiner Handbook - Christian Karl's proven standard work for orientation in Rudolf Steiner's Collected Works for free download as PDF.
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