A book now known as the Book of Revelation was written, or at least compiled from various other writings, on the island of Patmos, by an otherwise unknown author called John. The Church Fathers included this book in the Christian canon in case the author, John, were the apostle John. However, modern scholars say this author clearly was not the author of John's Gospel or the epistles, so they now often refer to him as John of Patmos.
No. Christian tradition says that the Apostle John was exiled to Patmos. The Book of Revelation was signed by a person called John, who said that he was writing from Patmos. In the belief that this person must have been the apostle John, Christians began to wonder how and why John went to Patmos, and gradually developed the tradition that he had been exiled to the island.
The area of Patmos is 34,05 km2.
The area of Patmos is 34,05 km2.
The Patmos island is situated in the Dodecanese Archipelago, Aegean Sea, Greece.
Patmos is a fantastic place for romantic people!
Patmos is an island located in Greece, specifically in the Aegean Sea. It is a small, rocky island known for its historical significance as the place where the Book of Revelation in the New Testament was written.
Patmos is an island in the Dodecanese Archipelago, Aegean Sea, Greece.
The island of Patmos.
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.
There 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.
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."
In the greek island of Patmos.