John

 John the Apostle (Ancient Greek Ioannes; Latin Ioannes c. 6 AD - c. 100 AD Ge’ez: Yohhanese) also known as Saint John the Beloved was one of the twelve Apostles in the New Testament. The most common way to refer to him is as the youngest apostle. He was the son Zebedee, and Salome. James was his brother and was one of the Twelve Apostles. James, his brother, was one of the Twelve Apostles.natural causes, though modern scholars are divided on the authenticity of these claims.John the Apostle, detail of the mosaic in the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, 6th century John the Apostle is traditionally believed to be the writer of the Gospel of John and a number of Christian groups consider that he wrote a number of other books from the New Testament (the three Johannine epistles as well as the Book of Revelation, together with the Gospel of John are known as Johannine works). Johannine works), depending on how he is distinct from, or is identified with John the Evangelist, John the Elder and John of Patmos.