Did john in the New Testament change his name?

Answer 1

No. He was known as the Beloved disciple or the disciple who Jesus loved, also, In the book that he wrote about the life of Jesus ("John" or the "epistle of st. John"), He did not refer to himself as John. He always refered to himself as the disciple (or apostle) who Jesus loved or "The other disciple"(in the scene at the tomb after Jesus rose from the dead). He also wrote 1st 2nd and 3rd John, and the Book of Revelation(The last book of The Bible). You might be thinking of Paul (Who wrote a lot of the New Testament including 1st and 2nc Corinthians, galations, ephesians, philippians, collossions.......) His name was Saul and it was changed to paul after his conversion. Also, Peter (one of Jesus' deciples) used to be named Simon Before Jeus changed his name. And in some older versions of the bible Peter is refered to as cephus. I hope this helps. There are some good commenteries out there if you need more info.