The Answer: An Ancient Story, A Contemporary Telling

Sometime between 65 and 100 AD a man by the name of John, the Apostle, took up his pen and wrote the original account of this translation you hold in your hands. John was a Jew, but he wrote in Greek, the trade language of the day. Referring to himself as “the disciple whom Jesus loved,” John was without doubt Jesus’ most intimate associate, and thus uniquely qualified to write this account of his Lord.
When John first met Jesus he was introduced as “the Lamb of God” from the preaching of Jo...