Authorship of John Part 1: Introduction

Today begins a series on the authorship of the Fourth Gospel. In this introduction I explore what one might mean by authorship and what assumptions you shouldn't make when hearing that someone affirms traditional authorship. And just how important is authorship, anyway?Get more content on the Gospel of John in _The Eye of the Beholder: The Gospel of John as Historical Reportage_:https://www.amazon.com/Eye-Beholder-Gospel-Historical-Reportage/dp/1947929151The blog post on independence and the resurrection, which I mention at the beginning, is here:https://lydiaswebpage.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-resurrection-independence-and.htmlThumbnail: _Saint John and the Eagle_ by Vladamir Borovikovsky