Was John the Beloved and John Mark the same person?

Answer 1

John the Beloved and John Mark are two separate people in the Bible.

John the Beloved, John the Apostle, or St. John is the gospel writer of the book of John.

John Mark was a companion of St. Paul and Barnabas. He was the gospel writer of book of Mark.

Answer 2

No. They are two different people. John the apostle was a young disciple of Jesus and formerly a fisherman with James both being sons of Zebedee.

John Mark, the author of the Gospel of Mark was a traveling companion of Paul for a time as referenced in Acts 12:12 and 25; Acts 15:37 and 39 and 2 Timothy 4:11.

The apostle John wrote the Gospel of John while John Mark wrote the Gospel of Mark. The two Gospels are themselves quite different in their style and arrangement of subject matter, bearing witness to two quite different personalities at work under God's inspiration.

The two are quite distinct as John the Apostle is not recorded as having accompanied Paul on any of his journeys, nor is it recorded that John Mark was present as a disciple. One possible reference to John Mark is in Mark 14:51-52 which has no significance except as it were an incidental reference of Mark to himself and his own embarrasment.

This incident if correctly interpreted (as it may well be in the light of later developments where Mark is recorded as having 'left' the missionary work of Paul) demonstrates somewhat of a fearful nature on the part of Mark. John, on the other hand, even was present at Jesus' trial.

Answer 3

A:Modern biblical scholars say that John the author of Revelation could not have been John the apostle of Jesus, nor the author of John's Gospel. In the latter case, the styles and theologies are too different. In fact, it was only towards the end of the second century that the Church Fathers began to assume that the author of Revelation was John the apostle. However, this assumption was not based on any known evidence.

For this reason, the author of Revelation is now commonly known as John of Patmos, to distinguish him from the other John.

Answer 4

No, John the Beloved and John Mark were different individuals. John the Beloved was one of the Twelve Apostles and the author of several books in the New Testament, while John Mark was a companion of the Apostle Paul and the author of the Gospel of Mark.

Answer 5

John Mark was a cousin to Barnabas.