John is a common given name for males. See John (name) for the etymology and versions in other languages. John - New Testament. In the context of the New Testament, the name typically refers to one of the following: Gospel of John John the Baptist John the Apostle, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. John the Evangelist, to whom the Gospel of John is attributed, often along with 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, and Revelation. He was traditionally identified with the apostle, ...

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The name John derives through Jewish and Christian tradition ultimately from the Biblical Hebrew name יוחנן Yôḥānān, short for יהוחנן Yəhôḥānān, meaning "Jehovah is merciful." In Christendom, feminine forms of this name have developed as well, reaching English in the primary forms Jan, Jane, Jean and Joan, and diminutized as Janet. Interestingly, the name has come full circle, entering Israeli Hebrew as the name שון Shon, which ...

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In the context of the New Testament, the name typically refers to one of the following: Gospel of John John the Baptist John the Apostle, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. John the Evangelist, to whom the Gospel of John is attributed, often along with 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, and Revelation. He was traditionally identified with the apostle, but today most scholars doubt this identification. There are a great many other histori ...

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John Rodgers or John Rogers may refer to: John Rodgers John Rodgers (1772 - 1838), U.S. Naval officer during the War of 1812 John Rodgers (1812 - 1882), U.S. Naval officer during the Civil War, son of the first John Rodgers John Rodgers (1881 - 1926), U.S. Naval officer during World War I, great-grandson of the first John Rodgers. Second Naval aviator to fly for the United States Navy. Six ships, three USS John Rogers and three USS Rodgers, were named for the

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John of Patmos is the name given to the author of the Book of Revelation in the New Testament. According to the text of Revelation, the author, who gives his name as "John", is living in exile on the Greek island of Patmos. In Revelation, he writes to the seven Christian churches in Asia to relate two apocalytic visions he has had. John of Patmos is often referred to as John the Divine, in reference to the divination he received which constitutes Revelation. Indeed the full title of the Book of Revelation is The apoca ...

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The Secret Book of John (Apocryphon of John) are two distinct 2nd century gnostic texts of secret teachings, which are given a Christian context: "the teaching of the saviour, and the revelation of the mysteries and the things hidden in silence, even these things which he taught John, his disciple", are its opening words. John is immediately specified as "John, the brother of James— who are the sons of Zebedee". One of the two distinct versions is thought to be the original on which the other was a large embelli ...

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Several ships of United States Navy were named USS John Rodgers for John Rodgers (1772-1838), his son, John Rodgers (1812-1882) and his great grandson, John Rodgers (1881-1926). John Rodgers was a lighthouse tender and part of the Lighthouse Service run by the Navy from 1917 to 1919. John Rodgers (DD-574) was a Fletcher-class destroyer, commissioned in 1943 and decommissioned in 1946. John Rodgers (DD-983) was a Spruance-class destroyer, commissioned in 1979 and decommissioned in ...

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John Lill (born March 17, 1944) is a British pianist. Lill studied at the Royal College of Music and under Wilhelm Kempff. He made his London debut in 1963 at the Royal Festival Hall playing Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5. In 1970 he won the Moscow International Tchaikovsky Competition. He was made an OBE in 1978 and a CBE in 2005. Lill has made a number of recordings, including the complete piano concertos of Beethoven, Brahms and Rachmaninoff and the co ...

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John Edward Masefield, OM (1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967), was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate from 1930 until his death in 1967. He is remembered as the author of the classic children's novels The Midnight Folk and The Box of Delights and a great deal of memorable poetry, including "Sea-Fever", from his anthology Saltwater Ballads. Masefield was born at Ledbury, in Herefordshire, a rural area of England. After an education at the King's School in Warwick (now known as Warwick School), where he ...

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Copper John is a famous statue of an American Revolutionary War soldier that stands atop the Auburn Correctional Facility in Auburn, New York. Copper John - History. Copper John was originally a wooden statue that was erected atop the administration office of the prison in 1821. In 1848, the statue had weathered so much that it was taken down and a new statue was made out of copper by the prisoners in the foundry. ...

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John the Baptist (also called John the Baptizer or Yahya the Baptizer) is regarded as a prophet by at least three religions: Christianity, Islam, and Mandaeanism. According to the Gospel of Luke 1:36 (NRSV)[1], he was a relative of Jesus. That he was a prophet is asserted by the Synoptic Gospels and the Qur'an (see also prophets of Islam). He is also commonly referred to as John the Forerunner/Precursor because he was the forerunner of Christ (Tiphshut). Isaiah 40:3-5 is commonly read as a prophecy of John. Muslim ...

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John was an antipope of the Roman Catholic church, during the year of 844. Other related archives844, Roman Catholic, antipope, church

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John XVI (originally John Piligato or Philagathus) (died AD 1013?) was an Italian antipope between 997 and 998. He was chosen by Crescentius and the nobles of Rome, in revolt against the will of the youthful Holy Roman Emperor Otto III, the cousin of Pope Gregory V. John and Gregory were rivals until the council of Pavia in 997. The revolt of Crescentius was decisively suppressed by Otto III, who marched upon Rome. John XVI fled, but the emperor's troops pursued and captured him, cut off his nose and ears, cut out his to ...

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John the Evangelist (? - c. 110; יוחנן "The LORD is merciful", Standard Hebrew Yoḥanan, Tiberian Hebrew Yôḥānān) is the name used to refer to the author of the Gospel of John. Tradition has identified him with John the Apostle and with John of Patmos, the author of the Book of Revelation. Numerous modern scholars dispute that these were the same person (see authorship of the Johannine works). The author of this Gospel is also sometimes presumed to be the author of other books in the New Testamen ...

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The Acts of John is a 2nd-century Christian collection of narratives and traditions, well described as a "library of materials" [1], inspired by the Gospel of John, long known in fragmentary form. The traditional author was said to be one Leucius Charinus, a companion of John, who was associated with several 2nd century Acts. As a description of acts attributed to one of the major apostles who had put their words down into the New Testament, together with the Acts of Paul it is considered one of the most significant of ...

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Born of January 18, 1991, John Carroll rose up to be the greatest person in exsistance, right next to Jesus, and Chuck Norris. John is the reason why Waldo is hiding. Also, John Carroll never pulls out. Ever. Newgrounds profile of John Carroll ...

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"Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason? For if it prosper, none dare call it treason." ...

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In 1990 Robert Bly published Iron John: A Book About Men. It analyzed the Iron John story in-depth and used it to examine the nature of the modern man and the male psyche. Among its arguments were that the lack of male mentors (such as Iron John is in the fairy tale) led to adult men who were less than developed mentally and emotionally, and also that few meaningful rites of passage in the modern Western world resulted in no clear division between child and responsible adult. Bly’s book advocated a return of a stronger, more masculine man (in the traditional sense), bu ...

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John Elefante - Kansas. Vinyl Confessions (1982, Kirshner) Drastic Measures (1983, Kirshner) John Elefante - Mastedon. California Metal - Various Artists (1987, Regency Records) 1 Mastedon song unavailable elsewhere "What About Me" It's a Jungle Out There (1989, Regency Records) Lofcaudio (1990, Pakaderm Records) John Elefante - John Elefante. Windows Of Heaven (1995, Word Records) Corridors (1997, Pamplin Music) Defyin ...

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