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67-756: Acts or ACTS may refer to: Christianity Acts of the Apostles (genre) , a genre of early Christian literature Acts of the Apostles , the fifth book in the Bible's New Testament ACTS Retirement-Life Communities , a faith-based long-term care network Action of Churches Together in Scotland , the national ecumenical organisation for inter-church relations in Scotland Communications and television Advance Community Television Station ,

134-553: A friend" ( ὃν ἐφίλει ὁ Ἰησοῦς , hon ephilei ho Iēsous ), is used six times in the Gospel of John , but in no other New Testament accounts of Jesus. John 21:24 claims that the Gospel of John is based on the written testimony of this disciple. The disciple whom Jesus loved is specifically referred to six times in the Gospel of John: None of the other Gospels includes anyone in the parallel scenes that could be directly understood as

201-472: A highly emotional style of devotion that, in late-medieval culture, was thought to be poorly compatible with masculinity. After the Middle Ages, feminizing portrayals of Saint John continued to be made; a case in point is an etching by Jacques Bellange , shown to the right, described by art critic Richard Dorment as depicting "a softly androgynous creature with a corona of frizzy hair, small breasts like

268-560: A proposed joint European/Russian/Japanese crewed spaceflight system Computing, automation, computer networks Automated Coin Toll System , a system used for collecting coins at payphones Healthcare Administrative, Clerical, Technical and Supervisory section of the former TGWU, a British trade union, now amalgamated into the Unite trade union Transportation ACTS Nederland BV , railfreight company in

335-716: A television station in Trinidad and Tobago Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS), a satellite launched in 1993 by Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-51 American Christian Television System , a defunct television network run by the Southern Baptist Convention Air Corps Tactical School , the first military professional development school for officers of the US Army Air Service and US Army Air Corps Advanced Crew Transportation System ,

402-595: Is White. John, Apostle and Evangelist is remembered in the Church of England with a Festival on 27 December. In Roman Catholic tradition he is considered patron of Turkey, Asia Minor and Turkish people . Until 1960, another feast day which appeared in the General Roman Calendar is that of "Saint John Before the Latin Gate" on 6 May, celebrating a tradition recounted by Jerome that St John

469-676: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Acts of the Apostles (genre) Only one work in this genre is included in the New Testament canon, entitled the Acts of the Apostles , sometimes called the Book of Acts or simply Acts , and primarily concerns the activities of Saint Peter , John the Apostle , and Paul the Apostle , who converts to Christianity in chapter 9 and becomes

536-721: Is not exhaustive. John the Apostle John the Apostle ( Ancient Greek : Ἰωάννης ; Latin : Ioannes c.  6 AD – c.  100 AD ; Ge'ez : ዮሐንስ;), also known as Saint John the Beloved and, in Eastern Orthodox Christianity , Saint John the Theologian , was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament . Generally listed as

603-595: Is said that all in the audience of Colosseum were converted to Christianity upon witnessing this miracle. This event would have occurred in the late 1st century, during the reign of the Emperor Domitian , who was known for his persecution of Christians. When John was aged, he trained Polycarp who later became Bishop of Smyrna . This was important because Polycarp was able to carry John's message to future generations. Polycarp taught Irenaeus , passing on to him stories about John. Similarly, Ignatius of Antioch

670-538: The Satyricon ). The overarching theme in these popular pagan romances is that heterosexual marital love is the basis for social peace and prosperity. The general plot is that a man and a woman from the upper classes fall in love, but become tragically separated before they can consummate their sexual love until the very end of the story, overcoming various hardships before being reunited. The Christian apocryphal acts turn these characteristics on their heads, however:

737-512: The Acts of John , an apocryphal text attributed to John, contributed much to Medieval iconography; it is the source of the idea that John became an apostle at a young age. One of John's familiar attributes is the chalice, often with a serpent emerging from it. This symbol is interpreted as a reference to a legend from the Acts of John, in which John was challenged to drink a cup of poison to demonstrate

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804-551: The Acts of John , which is traditionally viewed as written by John himself or his disciple, Leucius Charinus . It was widely circulated by the second century CE but deemed heretical at the Second Council of Nicaea (787 CE). Varying fragments survived in Greek and Latin within monastic libraries. It contains strong docetic themes, but is not considered in modern scholarship to be Gnostic. The feast day of Saint John in

871-518: The Book of Revelation , its author was on the island of Patmos "for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus", when he was honoured with the vision contained in Revelation. The author of the Book of Revelation identifies himself as "Ἰωάννης" ("John" in standard English translation). The early 2nd-century writer Justin Martyr was the first to equate the author of Revelation with John

938-583: The Gospel of John and four other books of the New Testament – the three Epistles of John and the Book of Revelation . In the Gospel, authorship is internally credited to the " disciple whom Jesus loved " ( ὁ μαθητὴς ὃν ἠγάπα ὁ Ἰησοῦς , o mathētēs on ēgapa o Iēsous ) in John 20:2 . John 21:24 claims that the Gospel of John is based on the written testimony of the "Beloved Disciple". The authorship of some Johannine literature has been debated since about

1005-590: The New Testament list and says that the disciples included Peter , Philip , Thomas , Bartholomew , Matthew , Andrew , James , Jude , John and Simon the Zealot . Notably, narrations of People of the Book (Christians and Jews) are not to be believed or disbelieved by Muslims as long as there is nothing that supports or denies them in Quran or Sunnah. Druze tradition honors several "mentors" and "prophets", and John

1072-670: The Raising of Jairus' daughter , Transfiguration of Jesus and Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane . Jesus sent only Peter and John into the city to make the preparation for the final Passover meal (the Last Supper ). Many traditions identify the " disciple whom Jesus loved " in the Gospel of John as the Apostle John, but this identification is debated. At the meal itself, the "disciple whom Jesus loved" sat next to Jesus. It

1139-695: The Roman Catholic Church , which calls him "Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist", and in the Anglican Communion and Lutheran Calendars, which call him "Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist", is on 27 December. In the Tridentine calendar he was commemorated also on each of the following days up to and including 3 January, the Octave of the 27 December feast. This Octave was abolished by Pope Pius XII in 1955. The liturgical color

1206-594: The Second Coming of Christ as translated beings . The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints teaches that John the Apostle is the same person as John the Evangelist, John of Patmos, and the Beloved Disciple. As he was traditionally identified with the beloved apostle, the evangelist, and the author of the Revelation and several Epistles, John played an extremely prominent role in art from

1273-463: The authorship of the Johannine works has traditionally been attributed to John the Apostle, only a minority of contemporary scholars believe he wrote the gospel, and most conclude that he wrote none of them. Regardless of whether or not John the Apostle wrote any of the Johannine works, most scholars agree that all three epistles were written by the same author and that the epistles did not have

1340-524: The synaxis of the Apostle John at Diaconissa on 15 February. The Quran also speaks of Jesus's disciples but does not mention their names, instead referring to them as "supporters for [the cause of] Allah". The Sunnah did not mention their names either. However, some Muslim scholars mentioned their names, likely relying on the resources of Christians, who are considered " People of the Book " in Islamic tradition. Muslim exegesis more or less agrees with

1407-476: The "Repose of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian" on 26 September. On 8 May they celebrate the " Feast of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian", on which date Christians used to draw forth from his grave fine ashes which were believed to be effective for healing the sick. John is also commemorated on 30 June as a member of the twelve apostles. There is also a commemoration of

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1474-553: The Apostle . However, most biblical scholars now contend that these were separate individuals since the text was written around 100 AD, after the death of John the Apostle, although many historians have defended the identification of the Author of the Gospel of John with that of the Book of Revelation based on the similarity of the two texts. John the Presbyter , an obscure figure in the early church, has also been identified with

1541-469: The Apostle and James were Jesus' cousins. John the Apostle is traditionally believed to be one of two disciples (the other being Andrew ) recounted in John 1:35–39 , who upon hearing the Baptist point out Jesus as the "Lamb of God", followed Jesus and spent the day with him, thus becoming the first two disciples called by Jesus. On this basis some traditions believe that John was first a disciple of John

1608-619: The Apostle is honored as a prophet . In the Druze tradition and doctrine, Matthew the Apostle is respected for his contributions to spiritual knowledge and guidance. Druze doctrine teaches that Christianity is to be "esteemed and praised", as the Gospel writers are regarded as "carriers of wisdom". The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) teaches that, "John is mentioned frequently in latter-day revelation (1 Ne. 14:18–27; 3 Ne. 28:6; Ether 4:16; D&C 7; 27:12; 61:14; 77; 88:141). For Latter-day Saints these passages confirm

1675-548: The Apostle is traditionally held to be the author of the Gospel of John , and many Christian denominations believe that he authored several other books of the New Testament (the three Johannine epistles and the Book of Revelation , together with the Gospel of John, are called the Johannine works ), depending on whether he is distinguished from, or identified with, John the Evangelist, John the Elder, and John of Patmos. Although

1742-660: The Apostles through the Roman Empire 's provinces . A messianic community existed at Ephesus before Paul's first labors there (cf. "the brethren"), in addition to Priscilla and Aquila . The original community was under the leadership of Apollos (1 Corinthians 1:12). They were disciples of John the Baptist and were converted by Aquila and Priscilla. According to tradition, after the Assumption of Mary , John went to Ephesus. Irenaeus writes of "the church of Ephesus, founded by Paul, with John continuing with them until

1809-606: The Baptist , even though he is not named in this episode. According to the Synoptic Gospels (Matt 4:18–22; Mark 1:16–20; Luke 5:1–11), Zebedee and his sons fished in the Sea of Galilee . Jesus then called Peter , Andrew and the two sons of Zebedee to follow him. James and John are listed among the Twelve Apostles. Jesus referred to the pair as "Boanerges" (translated "sons of thunder"). A Gospel story relates how

1876-462: The Beloved Disciple. For example, in Luke 24:12 , Peter alone runs to the tomb. Mark, Matthew and Luke do not mention any one of the twelve disciples having witnessed the crucifixion. There are also two references to an unnamed "other disciple" in John 1:35–40 and John 18:15–16 , which may be to the same person based on the wording in John 20:2 . Church tradition has held that John is the author of

1943-441: The Gospel of John has been written by an anonymous author. Regarding whether the author of the Gospel of John was an eyewitness, according to Paul N. Anderson, the gospel "contains more direct claims to eyewitness origins than any of the other Gospel traditions." F. F. Bruce argues that 19:35 contains an "emphatic and explicit claim to eyewitness authority." The gospel nowhere claims to have been written by direct witnesses to

2010-598: The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, but these gospels spoke of Jesus primarily in the year following the imprisonment and death of John the Baptist . Around 600, however, Sophronius of Jerusalem noted that "two epistles bearing his name ... are considered by some to be the work of a certain John the Elder" and, while stating that Revelation was written by John of Patmos, it was "later translated by Justin Martyr and Irenaeus," presumably in an attempt to reconcile tradition with

2077-504: The Jews. Most Johannine scholars doubt the reliability of its ascription to Papias, but a minority, including B.W. Bacon , Martin Hengel and Henry Barclay Swete , maintain that these references to Papias are credible. Zahn argues that this reference is actually to John the Baptist . John's tomb is thought to be located in the former Basilica of St. John at Selçuk , a small town in

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2144-551: The Just , were collectively recognized as the three Pillars of the Church . He also referred to the recognition that his Apostolic preaching of a gospel free from Jewish Law was received from these three, the most prominent men of the messianic community at Jerusalem . The phrase "the disciple whom Jesus loved as a brother" ( ὁ μαθητὴς ὃν ἠγάπα ὁ Ἰησοῦς , ho mathētēs hon ēgapā ho Iēsous ), or in John 20:2 ; "whom Jesus loved as

2211-496: The Netherlands ACTS (roller container) , Abroll Container Transport System (German) or Afzet Container Transport Systeem (Dutch), a type of intermodal road/rail container system designed for operation without the use of cranes or lifting gear See also [ edit ] Act (disambiguation) ACT (disambiguation) Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies, an antimalarial medication Topics referred to by

2278-550: The Romans as belonging to the same category, whether Pagan, Jewish, or Christian. Prophecy with political implications, like that expressed by John in the book of Revelation, would have been perceived as a threat to Roman political power and order. Three of the islands in the Sporades were places where political offenders were banished. (Pliny Natural History 4.69–70; Tacitus Annals 4.30) Some modern critical scholars have raised

2345-488: The biblical record of John and also provide insight into his greatness and the importance of the work the Lord has given him to do on the earth in New Testament times and in the last days. The latter-day scriptures clarify that John did not die but was allowed to remain on the earth as a ministering servant until the time of the Lord's Second Coming (John 21:20–23; 3 Ne. 28:6–7; D&C 7)". It also teaches that in 1829, along with

2412-455: The book could have been put into its present form by the same person(s) responsible for the fourth gospel." There is no information in the Bible concerning the duration of John's activity in Judea . According to tradition, John and the other Apostles remained some 12 years in this first field of labour. The persecution of Christians under Herod Agrippa I (r. 41–44 AD) led to the scattering of

2479-495: The brothers wanted to call down heavenly fire on an unhospitable Samaritan town, but Jesus rebuked them. John was also the disciple who reported to Jesus that they had 'forbidden' a non-disciple from casting out demons in Jesus' name, prompting Jesus to state that 'he who is not against us is on our side'. John is traditionally believed to have lived on for more than fifty years after the martyrdom of his brother James, who became

2546-476: The canonical Book of Acts, they focus on the exploits of individual apostles. As a genre, the apocryphal acts tend to feature "travels, dangers, controversies, deliverances, thwarted sexual trysts, miraculous demonstrations of the power of God" within an episodic narrative. They bear a resemblance to the five surviving ancient Greek novels and the two surviving ancient Roman novels in Latin ( The Golden Ass and

2613-437: The circumstances of the believers for whom they were intended. For instance, John's feminine features are argued to have helped to make him more relatable to women. Likewise, Sarah McNamer argues that because of his status as an androgynous saint, John could function as an "image of a third or mixed gender " and "a crucial figure with whom to identify" for male believers who sought to cultivate an attitude of affective piety ,

2680-512: The early Christian period onward. He is traditionally depicted in one of two distinct ways: either as an aged man with a white or gray beard, or alternatively as a beardless youth. The first way of depicting him was more common in Byzantine art , where it was possibly influenced by antique depictions of Socrates ; the second was more common in the art of Medieval Western Europe , and can be dated back as far as 4th century Rome. Legends from

2747-500: The ends of the earth ( Acts 1:8 ). Through the Holy Spirit , God then empowers the apostles in their missionary work, with the ability to perform miracles such as healing the sick, casting out demons and raising the dead, while spreading Jesus' gospel. Problems such as anti-Christian persecutions, and conflicts about whether converts should first become Jewish before they can become Christians, are overcome. The Book of Acts

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2814-547: The first Apostle to die a martyr's death in AD 44. John is always mentioned in the group of the first four apostles in the Gospels and in the Book of Acts , listed either second, third or fourth. John, along with his brother James and Peter , formed an informal triumvirate among the Twelve Apostles in the Gospels. Jesus allowed them to be the only apostles present at three particular occasions during his public ministry,

2881-500: The first century AD right up to the start of the 2nd century (i.e. 90 – 100), is applicable. Nonetheless, today many theological scholars continue to accept the traditional authorship. Colin G. Kruse states that since John the Evangelist has been named consistently in the writings of early Church Fathers, "it is hard to pass by this conclusion, despite widespread reluctance to accept it by many, but by no means all, modern scholars." Modern, mainstream Bible scholars generally assert that

2948-793: The founding and guidance of the church. He was with Peter at the healing of the lame man at Solomon's Porch in the Temple and he was also thrown into prison with Peter. Later, only Peter and John went to visit the newly converted believers in Samaria . While he remained in Judea and the surrounding area, the other disciples returned to Jerusalem for the Apostolic Council ( c.  48–50 AD ). Paul, in opposing his enemies in Galatia, explicitly recalled that John, along with Peter and James

3015-465: The instruction of Jesus from the Cross, the beloved disciple took Mary, the mother of Jesus , into his care as the last legacy of Jesus. Peter and John were also the only two apostles who ran to the empty tomb after Mary Magdalene bore witness to the resurrection of Jesus . After Jesus' Ascension and the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost , John, together with Peter, took a prominent part in

3082-474: The main character. It is presumably the second part of a two-part work , the Canonical Gospel of Luke being the first part, with both works being addressed to Theophilus , and sharing a similar style. Almost all scholars believe that they were written by the same person . The book narrates how the resurrected Jesus makes the apostles his witnesses, and instructs them to convert all peoples to

3149-424: The obvious differences in Greek style. Until the 19th century, the authorship of the Gospel of John had been attributed to the Apostle John. However, most modern critical scholars have their doubts. Some scholars place the Gospel of John somewhere between AD 65 and 85; John Robinson proposes an initial edition by 50–55 and then a final edition by 65 due to narrative similarities with Paul. Other scholars are of

3216-404: The opinion that the Gospel of John was composed in two or three stages. Most contemporary scholars consider that the Gospel was not written until the latter third of the first century AD, and with the earliest possible date of AD 75–80: "...a date of AD 75–80 as the earliest possible date of composition for this Gospel." Other scholars think that an even later date, perhaps even the last decade of

3283-513: The possibility that John the Apostle, John the Evangelist, and John of Patmos were three separate individuals. These scholars assert that John of Patmos wrote Revelation but neither the Gospel of John nor the Epistles of John. The author of Revelation identifies himself as "John" several times, but the author of the Gospel of John never identifies himself directly. Some Catholic scholars state that "vocabulary, grammar, and style make it doubtful that

3350-484: The power of his faith (the poison being symbolized by the serpent). Other common attributes include a book or scroll, in reference to the writings traditionally attributed to him, and an eagle, which is argued to symbolize the high-soaring, inspirational quality of these writings. In Medieval and through to Renaissance works of painting, sculpture and literature, Saint John is often presented in an androgynous or feminized manner. Historians have related such portrayals to

3417-406: The reported events. Mainstream Bible scholars assert that all four gospels from the New Testament are fundamentally anonymous and most of mainstream scholars agree that these gospels have not been written by eyewitnesses. As The New Oxford Annotated Bible (2018) has put it, "Scholars generally agree that the Gospels were written forty to sixty years after the death of Jesus." According to

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3484-472: The resurrected Peter and the resurrected James, John visited Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery and restored the priesthood authority with Apostolic succession to earth, though a few ex-Latter-Day Saints claim controversially that previous editions of Latter-day scripture contradict this claim of Priesthood authority and Apostolic succession. John, along with the Three Nephites , will live to see

3551-473: The revelation of John. The revelation of John could only be what is now called the Book of Revelation. The Gospel according to John differs considerably from the Synoptic Gospels , which were likely written decades earlier. The bishops of Asia Minor supposedly requested him to write his gospel to deal with the heresy of the Ebionites , who asserted that Christ did not exist before Mary. John probably knew of

3618-512: The same author as the Book of Revelation, although there is widespread disagreement among scholars as to whether the author of the epistles was different from that of the gospel. John the Apostle was the son of Zebedee and the younger brother of James the Great . According to church tradition, their mother was Salome . Also according to some traditions, Salome was the sister of Mary, Jesus' mother , making Salome Jesus' aunt, and her sons John

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3752-415: The seer of the Book of Revelation by such authors as Eusebius in his Church History (Book III, 39) and Jerome . John is considered to have been exiled to Patmos , during the persecutions under Emperor Domitian . Revelation 1:9 says that the author wrote the book on Patmos: "I, John, both your brother and companion in tribulation, ... was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for

3819-513: The testimony of Jesus Christ." Adela Yarbro Collins , a biblical scholar at Yale Divinity School , writes: Early tradition says that John was banished to Patmos by the Roman authorities. This tradition is credible because banishment was a common punishment used during the Imperial period for a number of offenses. Among such offenses were the practices of magic and astrology. Prophecy was viewed by

3886-525: The times of Trajan ." From Ephesus he wrote the three epistles attributed to him. John was banished by the Roman authorities to the Greek island of Patmos , where, according to tradition, he wrote the Book of Revelation . According to Tertullian (in The Prescription of Heretics ) John was banished (presumably to Patmos) after being plunged into boiling oil in Rome and suffering nothing from it. It

3953-416: The vicinity of Ephesus. The opening of his tomb during Constantine the Great 's reign yielded no bones, giving rise to the belief that his body was assumed into heaven . Another fact that continues to advance the belief of St. John's assumption into Heaven is the fact that St. John belongs among a few saints who left no bodily relics. John is also associated with the pseudepigraphal apocryphal text of

4020-412: The wealth and beauty of this world are to be despised, and any sexual activity is condemned as 'impure', in favour of love for God and preparation for the coming heavenly afterlife . Five of the non-canonical acts have survived almost completely, namely the Acts of John , Peter , Paul , Andrew , and Thomas . A large number of other narratives only exist in fragmentary form. The following list

4087-480: The year 200. In his 4th century Ecclesiastical History , Eusebius says that the First Epistle of John and the Gospel of John are widely agreed upon as his. However, Eusebius mentions that the consensus is that the second and third epistles of John are not his but were written by some other John. Eusebius also goes to some length to establish with the reader that there is no general consensus regarding

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4154-486: The youngest apostle, he was the son of Zebedee and Salome . His brother James was another of the Twelve Apostles. The Church Fathers identify him as John the Evangelist , John of Patmos , John the Elder , and the Beloved Disciple , and testify that he outlived the remaining apostles and was the only one to die of natural causes, although modern scholars are divided on the veracity of these claims. John

4221-406: The youngest of the apostles and survived all of them. He is said to have lived to old age, dying of natural causes at Ephesus sometime after AD 98, during the reign of Trajan , thus becoming the only apostle who did not die as a martyr . An alternative account of John's death, ascribed by later Christian writers to the early second-century bishop Papias of Hierapolis , claims that he was slain by

4288-401: Was a student of John. In Against Heresies , Irenaeus relates how Polycarp told a story of John, the disciple of the Lord, going to bathe at Ephesus, and perceiving Cerinthus within, rushed out of the bath-house without bathing, exclaiming, "Let us fly, lest even the bath-house fall down, because Cerinthus , the enemy of the truth, is within." It is traditionally believed that John was

4355-585: Was brought to Rome during the reign of the Emperor Domitian, and was thrown in a vat of boiling oil, from which he was miraculously preserved unharmed. A church ( San Giovanni a Porta Latina ) dedicated to him was built near the Latin gate of Rome, the traditional site of this event. The Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite commemorate

4422-473: Was customary to recline on couches at meals, and this disciple leaned on Jesus. Tradition identifies this disciple as John. After the arrest of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane , only Peter and the "other disciple" (according to tradition, John) followed him into the palace of the high-priest . The "beloved disciple" alone, among the Apostles, remained near Jesus at the foot of the cross on Calvary alongside myrrhbearers and numerous other women. Following

4489-562: Was probably written around the year 80 or 85 CE. It is not so much concerned with historical accuracy as it is with theological purposes. The early church did not include any other books within the genre into the Christian Bible . These documents are considered apocryphal by all churches. They tend to be later, legendary accounts about the twelve apostles written in the 2nd and 3rd centuries CE. The books normally do not claim to be written by apostles, but are anonymous , and thus they are not considered pseudepigrapha and forgeries . Unlike

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