亦稱傳福音的聖約翰（St. John the Evangelist）或聖者約翰（St. John the Divine） 活動時期西元1世紀 耶穌的十二位使徒之一，傳統上認爲是《新約》中第四部〈福音書〉和〈使徒行傳〉的作者。〈啓示錄〉傳統上也認爲是他的作品。其父是漁夫西庇太，約翰與兄弟雅各（參閱James, Saint）同屬最早蒙耶穌召喚的諸門徒之列，耶穌復活後約翰在早期教會佔一重要地位。約翰以後經歷不詳。據說他死後葬在以弗所，他的墓地成爲朝聖地。〈約翰福音〉與其他三部〈福音書〉不同處是，它表達了成熟的神學觀點，可與聖保羅的書信媲美。在一篇序言中他以文字確認上帝（參閱logos）後，他提出了從耶穌生平和聖職人員選出的一些事件。他的神學主題分析如∶偉大的上帝之子，對基督教教義的發展產生重大的影響。 or St. John the Divine One of the original 12 Apostles of Jesus, traditionally credited with writing the fourth Gospel and three New Testament epistles. The Book of Revelation was also traditionally assigned to him. His father was a Galilean fisherman. John and his brother James (see St. James) were among the first disciples called by Jesus, and John appears to have held a position of authority in the early church after the resurrection. Later accounts of his life are based on legend. He is said to have died in Ephesus, and his tomb became a site of pilgrimage. John's Gospel, unlike the other three, presents a well-developed theological point of view, on a level with the letters of St. Paul. After a prologue in which he identifies God with the Word (logos), he offers selected episodes from Jesus' life and ministry. His explications of theological issues such as the significance of the Son of God greatly influenced the development of Christian doctrine.
