Did Lazarus Write The Fourth Gospel?
There is some evidence that John might not have written the "Book of John" and it was wrongly attributed to him, in the book The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved. For instance, the writing style is different, the author for reasons of humility refers to himself instead as "the disciple whom Jesus loved," while John in Revelation refers to himself as John at least five times. Also, the writer of John, refers to the Sons of Zebedee, while in a fishing trip after Jesus's death, refers to these two, but also refers to this other disciple. This disciple is never mentioned as even being there in any of the common sections to other gospels, and is never mentioned at all until after Lazarus is raised. The author contends that Lazarus was the likely writer of the Fourth Gospel, and used the pseudonym because his sudden celebrity after being raised was detracting from Jesus's message. This also seems to work, given the fact that this "other disciple" believed when seeing the linens in Jesus's tomb, Lazarus, having been raised himself would have known what this means.
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