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... John the Apostle , Saint ( H.V.L. ) St. John has since ancient times been regarded as the author of three letters , the fourth Gospel , and Revelation in the New Testament . The son of Zebedee , a Galilean fisherman , and Salome , John ...
... John the Apostle , Saint ( H.V.L. ) St. John has since ancient times been regarded as the author of three letters , the fourth Gospel , and Revelation in the New Testament . The son of Zebedee , a Galilean fisherman , and Salome , John ...
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... John as the returning Elijah , herald of the Kingdom of God ( Matt . 3 ) . For Matthew , John's death , like that of Jesus , illustrates the old Israel's hostility to God's offer of salvation . Luke , in his Gospel and in the Acts of ...
... John as the returning Elijah , herald of the Kingdom of God ( Matt . 3 ) . For Matthew , John's death , like that of Jesus , illustrates the old Israel's hostility to God's offer of salvation . Luke , in his Gospel and in the Acts of ...
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... John , saw in John the last and greatest of the prophets , the one who prepared for the coming of God's Kingdom ( Mark 9 , Matt . 11 , Luke 7 ) , and in many ways his ministry continued and developed John's . Whether John , who probably ...
... John , saw in John the last and greatest of the prophets , the one who prepared for the coming of God's Kingdom ( Mark 9 , Matt . 11 , Luke 7 ) , and in many ways his ministry continued and developed John's . Whether John , who probably ...
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