(July 20, 2012 at 1:26 pm)Undeceived Wrote: John claims to be an eyewitness in his Gospel (see bottom). He shows his identity as John by referring to himself is "the disciple whom Jesus loved." Early writers Irenaeus and Tertullian confirm John's authorship. John also provides touches such as the house at Bethany being filled with the fragrance of the broken perfume jar (12:3)--reflecting the recollections of an eyewitness.
So John is an eyewitness because he commented on a fragrance. This seems remarkable in light of the fact that he had nothing to say about all the other dead Jews that popped out of the grave at the time of Jesus' death. Something's amiss.
