#12259 Did John Know About the Other Gospels When He Wrote His? - Jimmy Akin

Catholic Answers Live

In this episode of Catholic Answers Live, we explore a fascinating question about Gospel authorship: When St. John wrote his Gospel, was he aware of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and the Acts of the Apostles? We examine historical evidence, early Church tradition, and scholarly insight into how the Gospel of John fits into the broader New Testament timeline.

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Questions Covered:

• 04:12 – What does it mean in 1 Peter 2:24 from a Catholic perspective that Jesus “bore our sins in His body?”
• 10:21 – Where did the boy Jesus sleep when he was missing for three days?
• 19:33 – If an entity is currently traveling forward through time (ie progressing from the present to the future) then does it follow that it must have begun traveling through time?
• 29:02 – How would you reply to someone who says it was the Holy Spirit only who led the church in the first 4 centuries and not the Catholic Church, etc.
• 37:52 – I’m in a Catholic parish choir and the hymnal has a lot of songs of Protestant origin with lines like this: Till on that cross as Jesus died. The wrath of God was satisfied. Am I right to find this a distorted view of Jesus’s sacrifice of himself? It seems to show God the Father as a vengeance-hungry idiot happy to hurt the most innocent Victim possible.
• 45:25 – When John wrote his Gospel, was he aware of the three synoptic Gospels Matthew, Mark, and Luke plus the book of Acts? Is there any Church tradition or research that confirms he was aware of their existence?

Chapters

1. What does it mean in 1 Peter 2:24 from a Catholic perspective that Jesus “bore our sins in His body?” (00:04:12)

2. Where did the boy Jesus sleep when he was missing for three days? (00:10:21)

3. If an entity is currently traveling forward through time (ie progressing from the present to the future) then does it follow that it must have begun traveling through time? (00:19:33)

4. How would you reply to someone who says it was the Holy Spirit only who led the church in the first 4 centuries and not the Catholic Church, etc. (00:29:02)

5. I’m in a Catholic parish choir and the hymnal has a lot of songs of Protestant origin with lines like this: Till on that cross as Jesus died. The wrath of God was satisfied. Am I right to find this a distorted view of Jesus’s sacrifice of himself? It seems to show God the Father as a vengeance-hungry idiot happy to hurt the most innocent Victim possible. (00:37:52)

6. When John wrote his Gospel, was he aware of the three synoptic Gospels Matthew, Mark, and Luke plus the book of Acts?  Is there any Church tradition or research that confirms he was aware of their existence? (00:45:25)