Rev. 1.1, 2

Polycarp66 at aol.com Polycarp66 at aol.com
Sun Sep 10 21:21:23 EDT 2000


In a message dated 9/10/2000 6:06:56 PM Central Standard Time, 
emory2oo2 at hotmail.com writes:


<< 
Regarding the "later than the traditional date," my curiosity would be 
further aroused if you believe this book to be part of the NT canon. Why 
pray tell would God have revealed this "final chapter" to some John Doe? And 
why wait until all of Christ's immediate successors had perished?

Do not these considerations have some bearing on whom we identify as this 
John?

 >>

B-Greek is hardly the proper place for this particular discussion, but I will 
answer your question anyway.  I don't think it was a "John Doe" -- as a 
matter of fact, I do think it was Polycarp.  The reason for the pseudonym is 
fairly obvious: 

1. Polycarp was reputed to be a pupil of John -- he would thus be in the 
school of John.

2. You don't wave a red flag in front of the bull with impunity.  If you can 
claim that another (now dead) person wrote it, you have some protection  

Why wait?  The time was right. 

Regarding your statement that "liberals" hold this particular view -- untrue. 
 Many you would classify as evangelicals do as well -- he is frequently 
referred to as "John the Evangelist" or "John the Seer."

gfsomsel



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