Tradition holds that the Gospel of John, the fourth gospel in the New Testament, was written by the Apostle John. Officially, however, the gospel is anonymous, written by a person identified only as, “the disciple whom Jesus loved” (21:20-24). While it’s indeed likely that this disciple is John, there is another intriguing possability. Here are 4 reasons why the Beloved Disciple could in fact be Lazarus.
1. Lazarus and the Beloved Disciple are the only two men in John who are said to be loved by Jesus
In John 13:23, we are introduced to the Beloved Disciple,
There was reclining on Jesus’ bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved. (see also 19:26-27; 20:2-10; 21:7, 20-24).
