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It was actually John the Apostle and this occurred late in the first century AD. John the Baptist was beheaded on the orders of Herod quite some years earlier, before the death of Jesus in 33 AD.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe authorship of the Book of Revelation, also known as the Apocalypse of St. John, is traditionally ascribed to John. He was writing for a Gentile Christian community on the island of Patmos.
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∙ 7y agoThere is no evidence that John was ever exiled to Patmos. The John who wrote Revelation (apparently not the apostle John) might have been on the island out of choice.
Brian Mark Rapske (Christian Origins and Greco-Roman Culture, Exiles, Islands, and the Identity and Perspective of John in Revelation) says that there is no evidence that Patmos was a penal colony, although it certainly would have been suitable for use as a place of exile. There were were no mines on ancient Patmos, although a later tradition says that John was made to work in the mines.
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∙ 12y agoBecause he was a Christian preaching the Gospels. But this history is not sure.
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∙ 8y agoPresumedly, if John of Patmos was a Christian, he was likely imprisoned there by the Roman Government. John of Patmos was not the same John the Apostle of Jesus.
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∙ 7y agoAnother answer from our community:
The Roman Emperor Domitian banished John to the island of Patmos. The prisoners were made to work in the mines
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∙ 12y agoProbably Domitian or Trajan.
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Who was the John on the isle of patmos?
John the disciple was banished to the isle of Patmos.
When was Vision of St. John on Patmos created?
Vision of St. John on Patmos was created in 1522.
What men in the Bible were sent to the Isle of Patmos?
The only mention of Patmos in the whole Bible is when the author of the Book of Revelation, who identified himself as 'John', said that he was writing from Patmos. Because of the coincidence of name, the second-century Church Fathers decided that the author was the apostle John. However, modern scholars do not believe that the author was either the apostle John or the author of John's Gospel. For this reason, he is often now referred to as John of Patmos. After the Church Fathers attributed Revelation to the apostle John, a further Christian tradition developed that John was exiled to Patmos because the Romans had been unable to harm him. However this is not supported by the Bible and is unlikely to be true.
Where is the pathmos island in which john the disciple of jesus christ was sent?
Patmos is a small island in the Aegean Sea about 37 miles southwest of Miletus.
What was Johns life like before he wrote the gospel?
John--the beloved disciple--had a tough life after Jesus. He was captured by the Romans and sent to the Island of Patmos.
When did john write revelation from the isle of patmos?
The book of Revelations was written by John on the island of Patmos roughly in the year 90.A.D.
The father of John of Patmos is?
It is not definitively known who the father of John of Patmos was, as there is limited historical information available about his personal life and background.
Who is John from Patmos?
St. John of Patmos was a legendary person deemed to have written The Revelation (Apocalypse) after the year 100, in Patmos island. Now you can visit the so-called cave of St. John and a great monastery builded around the year 1000.
Where was revelations written?
The island of Patmos.
What island was the apostle john on when he wrote revelation?
John was on the island of Patmos "Revelation 1:[9] I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ."
Other names for John of Patmos?
John the Theologian, John the Revelator, etc.
Was Jacob exiled to Patmos?
Yes, according to tradition, the Apostle John was exiled to the island of Patmos, not Jacob. John was exiled there for his Christian beliefs and later wrote the Book of Revelation while on the island.
