The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved

J. Phillips did an excellent job of presenting the facts (all from Scripture) to make his case regarding the identity of the author of the Gospel of John. This is a topic (and conclusion) that I also have thought about but never pursued in study. Phillips has done it and done it well and thoroughly. He presented several proofs that I had never even considered in my own thoughts on the subject. Every Christian who enjoys Bible study should read this book for a refreshing and honest examination of the biblical clues.

I have never questioned the belief that John wrote the "Gospel of John," however, now that I have read this book, I do have serious doubts. Now, let me say that I have written a book as well (which took several years to do), and, in the book I wrote, I attribute the narrative of the "book of John" to the disciple John. Therefore, I actually have a vested interest in seeing John be the author (otherwise the book that I wrote is incorrect on this point). However, who cares about vested interests! Let the Bible say what it says! Jim Phillips makes a very good case. I would say a solid one. Granted, he does not address post-Biblical history inside the book (other than passingly comparing its validity against the validity of the Bible), but he does do an EXCELLENT job of making his points from the Biblical text itself. And I do mean excellent! I enjoyed the read very much, no matter how crushing it was to my traditional understanding. I was reluctant to read it at first, then I was very pessimistic (once I discovered the subject matter), but when I took an honest look at what he was saying, I could find no fault in his reasoning. To my surprise, he did not just make ridiculous, illogical, unsupported claims (which is what I expected). Post-Biblical history truly is subject to the Biblical account, not vise-versa. However, I would like to see the post-Biblical history addressed by him (but maybe that burden should fall upon us instead). Nevertheless, as to his Biblical exegesis, it is very well done. It makes perfect sense. Good book!

J. Phillips in this remarkable observance does not bend and break rules of scriptural interpretation, historical document interpretation and simple rules of logic as one accused him of. In fact, he had been thoroughly logically in all his arguements against the case of John being the beloved diciple. It's the theory of John that's not logical. The Bible had always pointed to the truth, and sadly, it's just now that someone had finally taken the time to observe it. When reading this book, be like the Bereans in Acts 17:11, and judge for yourself as you compare his arguements with those written in the Bible. And remember, seek the truth "not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual." -Cor. 2:13

J. PHILLIPS BOOK "THE DISCIPLE WHOM JESUS LOVED" IS A VERY ENJOYABLE READ. IT WAS INSIGHTFUL,ENLIGHTING, AND THOUGHT PROVOKING. THE AUTHOR PRESENTS A CREDIBLE CASE FOR THE BOOKS FINDINGS. TRADITION AND FALSE TEACHING LEAD TO A GENERAL DISREGARD FOR THE TRUTH. J. PHILLIPS HOLDS A HIGH REGARD FOR THE TRUTH AND THIS BOOK IS FULL OF TRUTH. I RECOMMEND IT TO SEEKERS AND SERIOUS BIBLE STUDENTS.

The Book "The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved" is exciting and full of GOD'S Truth. God in His Holy Word - claims John did not write this gospel. Not Man - Man was the one that after 200 years decided to help God and place names on the Books in the Bible. John never placed his name on it. This book walks you through ONLY the Bible scriptures to show you that John was not the gospel writer. He uses no outside text - why to prove that the BIBLE God's word hold the answers - if we are willing to Pay attention to every jot & tittle of His word. In addition, yes there is plenty of proof that John did not write this Gospel. Our Bible Study group of 20 people went through each page and each scripture and we concur the finds are TRUE. John was NOT The Disciple Who Jesus Loved - but most importantly - that GOD still has things HE wants to teach us "IF" we allow Him to. This is an excellent book and 20 & people give it 5 stars- worth reading IF you really want to know GOD's truth.Our Bible Group has grow so much and has also through this book been taught to pay attention to God's details in the scriptures. PRAISES !!! For this book and for GOD'S grace to show us new things