It is scientifically confirmed that John was to Ephesus for three times before he eventually settled there.
John’s Gospel is very much different from the three others. John puts a strong stress on the fact that Christ was the son of God who came down from heaven, yet his human nature is less important than heavenly one.
John is a master of dialogue and of depicting dramatic scenes making his reader feels what the author actually witnessed. However, there is a feature of this text than makes us doubt that John is the actual author. The point is that John himself is described in very respectful tones, whereas the love felt to him by Jesus seems too much exaggerated.
Rather sensational claim has been made by Dr. Raymond Brown, recently.
"I suppose that this fourth Gospel is nothing but a record of apostle’s lectures and sermons. Later, it should have undergone a number of editions without losing John’s principles in general," Mr. Brown wrote.
It could be that the record was finally edited by monk John who lived in Ephesus in the specified time. Possibly, the thing was indeed written by the monk. It is not contradictory to words included in the Message telling that the author took part in the events described by Gospel. As Papiy tells, monk John was one of Christ’s apprentices who "saw God" without being a member of the Twelve.
Remarkably, both Johns’ tombs were respected in Ephesus. Both are preserved and open for visitors.
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Asia Minor is tightly linked to such vital a figure in Christianity as St. Paul. Wherever in Turkey you go, you can be shown a place where he either stayed for a while, or preached, or was imprisoned...
During his third apostle trip, he first visited a couple of early Asia Minor churches, and then arrived at Ephesus where he used to preach every day during two years. But the rebellion initiated against him by jeweler Dimitri made Paul leave Ephesus. He strolled for Macedonia and later went to Jerusalem...
The actual reason for that rebellion was mainly economic. Here, jewelers of Ephesus who gained substantial money from selling little figures of gods, were strongly discontent with Paul’s sermons against "idols".
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However, pagans were not alone to pursue Paul. Regarding the respect shown to him by church, we can say that everything should be done in time.
Canonists claim that Paul was executed in Rome during Neron rule. Scientists are in the other opinion...
Most probably, Paul died in Galicia after being ruled out of Rome by its Christian fraternity. The old man with no teeth in his mouth died as a beggar, abdicated by what he actually had founded – by the Church.
This venerable man’s tragedy is still waiting for the one who will narrate it...
We would hear many interesting things if we saw him in those times. Let us try to imagine this, and listen...
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