Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Does the Muratorian Canon imply that John, the author of the Fourth Gospel, was not a member of the twelve? Here I reply to Richard Bauckham's strained argument to that effect.
I briefly mention the "orthodox Johannophobia" thesis at the beginning of the video. Here is Charles Hill's (unfortuately expensive) book that addresses it: amazon.com/Johannine-Corpus-Early-Church/dp/0199264589
I also discuss it and much more in The Eye of the Beholder:
amazon.com/Eye-Beholder-Gospel-Historical-Reportage/dp/1947929151
Now available from Logos Bible Software:
logos.com/product/416637/the-eye-of-the-beholder-the-gospel-of-john-as-historical-reportage
Does the Muratorian Canon imply that John, the author of the Fourth Gospel, was not a member of the twelve? Here I reply to Richard Bauckham's strained argument to that effect.
I briefly mention the "orthodox Johannophobia" thesis at the beginning of the video. Here is Charles Hill's (unfortuately expensive) book that addresses it: amazon.com/Johannine-Corpus-Early-Church/dp/0199264589
I also discuss it and much more in The Eye of the Beholder:
amazon.com/Eye-Beholder-Gospel-Historical-Reportage/dp/1947929151
Now available from Logos Bible Software:
logos.com/product/416637/the-eye-of-the-beholder-the-gospel-of-john-as-historical-reportage
