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Is the Gospel of John Historical? Part 1: John’s Authorship and Manuscript Evidence

Gospel of John Authorship and Manuscript Evidence

Research across early church testimony, manuscript evidence, archaeology, and critical scholarship converges to demonstrate that the Gospel of John represents historically grounded eyewitness testimony, validating John as the author of the Gospel about Jesus of Nazareth. While the Fourth Gospel has faced intense skepticism since the 19th century—dismissed as late theological fiction disconnected from historical…