In what place and language was the gospel of John written?

Answer 1

The Gospel of John was written in Greek Koine, the language of the eastern Roman Empire. It is believed to have been written early in the second century within a Christian community now known as the Johannine community, although there was probably no formal connection with the apostle John. The community is likely to have been located somewhere around modern-day Syria. Burton L Mack (Who Wrote the New Testament) believes that a split took place in the Johannine community shortly after John's Gospel was written, resulting in some of the original material being amended.

Answer 2

A:The Gospel of John was originally anonymous and the Church Fathers only attributed it to the disciple John later in the second century. At one stage it was said that Cerinthus, the founder of a gnostic school, had written it, so the attribution to John must have been quite late in the second century. Modern scholars say there is no good reason to accept that attribution, and that the gospel could not have been written by an eyewitness to the events the gospel describes.

John's Gospel was the last New Testament gospel to be written. There is good evidence that this gospel was inspired by Luke's Gospel, and it is generally considered to have been written sometime in the first two decades of the second century. The Gospel was apparently written in a closed community, possibly a mildly Gnostic one, and this community is now known as the Johannine Community because of the Gospel's name. However, there is uncertainty as to where the community was located.