John

• Which Gospel among the canonical books appear at the end?

  John's Gospel
• Which among the Gospels is considered to have been written last?

  John
• To whom is ascribed the authorship of the Forth Gospel

  John, the apostle
• What are the names of the Father and Mother of John, the apostle

  Zebedee,Salome
• Identify the disciple whom Jesus loved.

  John the apostle
• Where did St John spend his final days?

  Patmos Island
• In which place did he die?

  Ephesus
• What is the meaning of the word, John?

  God is merciful
• How many books have been attributed to St John the apostle as their author? Which are they?

  Five books: The gospel according to John, First, Second and Third letters of John; Revelation
• Where did St John write his Gospel

  Ephesus
• In what year was the fourth Gospel scripted?

  A.D. 95
• The gospel of John is known under several names. Which are they?

  The gospel of faith. The gospel of life, the spiritual Gospel
• Which is the symbol of John, the evangelist?

  Eagle
• How does John portray himself in his Gospel

  The disciple whom Jesus loved
• How do the Father's of the Church depict John, the evangelist?


  The falcon that flies up to God
• According to one Evangelist, Jesus participated in three Passover feats. Who was that evangelist?

  St John
• What is the main theme of the Gospel of John?

  Salvation through faith in christ
• How many chapters are there in the fourth Gospel?
• What is the total number of verses in the Gospel according to John?
• How many miracles does John account as performed by Jesus?
• Which is the favourite number of John repeatedly mentioned in his Gospel?
• To whom did Jesus attribute the designation, 'Sons of Thunder"?

  James and John (Mark 3:17)
• One Gospel has no narration whatsoever about the birth and childhood of Jesus. Which is that Gospel?
• Galilee is the scene of Jesus' ministry in all gospels except that of John. Which is the hub of the ministry of Jesus in John's gospel?
• What are the main divisions of the Johannine gospel? Explain.

  Divided into two: The Book of Signs; the Book of Glory
• Nicodemus is often alluded to in John's gospel. How many times? When?
• Which is the term used by John alone to indicate Jesus?

  The Word (11:5)
• What was the purpose which John, the apostle records as the motivation behind the composition of the Gospel

  That you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the son of God and that through believing you may have life in his name