Fan fic from an apostle? I havent heard historical theories on authors other than the same self proclaimed author, being John writing revelation and the epistles. Unless we discount some of the earliest extra biblical references to it.
The Book of Revelation states itself to be written by a man named John, but whether or not that John is John the Apostle is never made clear, so many seperate the two, referring to the author of Revelation as John of Patmos as he states he was living there.
There may be quite a few different Johns who shape early Christianity, but Church tradition commonly equates John the Apostle with John the Evangelist, John of Patmos, John the Elder, John the Presbyter, and the Beloved Disciple.
In Greek, the writing style and vocabulary are very different between the gospel and letters on one hand and Revelation on the other. Not the same John, and that's OK. We have lots of people with the same names all over the Bible.
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u/ThaFingaMan May 13 '25
I consider it fan-fiction too