John the Evangelist
Gospel of John, Revelation — 'In the beginning was the Word'
The most philosophical of the Gospel writers. The Fourth Gospel opens with the most momentous sentence in Western literature. The Book of Revelation gave Christianity its apocalyptic imagery.
Key works
- Gospel of John~90-100— 'In the beginning was the Word' — theology as narrative
- Book of Revelation~95— Apocalyptic vision — four horsemen, New Jerusalem