Bible Question: How old Was John when he wrote it? God Bless |
Bible Answer: mae68 - Your question concerns the apostle John's age when he wrote the three epistles bearing his name, as you made have clear in a subsequent post. The precise age of the apostle at the time of writing is unknown, although strong and early testimony of the church ascribes John as the author, and the date of writing circa 85-90 A.D. Consistent church tradition identifies John in his advanced age as living and writing in Ephesus in Asia Minor. Internal evidence in the three epistles supports the advanced age tradition, for he refers to his readers as "little children" and to himself as "The Elder." So it's fairly certain that John was no spring chicken when he wrote the epistles. --Hank |