Bible Discussion Thread

It amazes me that John was able to record 4 chapters basically of Jesus talking, teaching, praying there in the upper room the night of his betrayal. I'm wondering if we know if John was recording as he spoke.

Dear Joyce , here are some scripture references that might help you understand a bit better ; 2nd Peter Ch 1 V 16-21 , John Ch 2 V 17 + V 22 , John Ch 12 V 16 and John Ch 14 V 26 . Also Luke Ch 24 V 4-7 and finally Luke Ch 21 V 8-19 . Hope these help .

Dear Joyce, actually we don't know that but It is obvious that John was writing down what Jesus was saying. John is said that to have written his gospel when he was very old 90-100 years old, many decades after those things happened. If he didn't record Jesus talking how could he remember all that?

GBU

Good afternoon,

Although John did not write his gospel until late in his life, it is probably likely that he did write some things down either while with Jesus, or early after Pentecost. We just don't have these writings preserved. Who knows, perhaps John was a "record keeper" for the group while they were with Jesus. John founded many churches in Asia Minor. He must have written letters or preached at these, but the letters were not preserved over time. We just don't know.