The Key to the Gospel of John: Part Two

February 11th, 2006 | 2 min read

Earlier, I raised the somewhat wild possibility that the fact that John is the “disciple whom Jesus loved” is the key to his Gospel. While I did not elaborate because my students were discussing the book (giving too much info away is bad as a discussion leader) I am interested in conveying in this forum some of the thoughts about John that I have had the last two weeks.

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Matthew Lee Anderson

Matthew Lee Anderson is an Associate Professor of Ethics and Theology in Baylor University's Honors College. He has a D.Phil. in Christian Ethics from Oxford University, and is a Perpetual Member of Biola University's Torrey Honors College. In 2005, he founded Mere Orthodoxy.

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The Key to the Gospel of John: Part Two

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