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John

son of Zebedee

One of the twelve apostles, brother of James and son of Zebedee.

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Who or what is this?

fisherman called from his nets by along with his brother James, the two together nicknamed Boanerges, sons of thunder. He belongs to the inner circle that witnesses the transfiguration and Gethsemane, and the Fourth Gospel identifies him as the disciple whom Jesus loved. Acts pairs him with in the early church, and names him as one of the pillars in .

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