John of Patmos
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John of Patmos is the figure traditionally identified as the visionary author of the New Testament’s apocalyptic Book of Revelation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John the Seer | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Biblical figure
ⓘ
Christian saint ⓘ author ⓘ visionary ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
John the Divine
ⓘ
John the Revelator ⓘ John of Patmos ⓘ
surface form:
John the Seer
Apostle John ⓘ
surface form:
John the Theologian
|
| associatedWithPlace |
island of Patmos
ⓘ
surface form:
Patmos
|
| describedAs | visionary author of the Book of Revelation ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian theology
ⓘ
apocalyptic literature ⓘ |
| genreOfWriting | apocalypse ⓘ |
| hasFeastDay |
December 27 (Western feast of Saint John)
ⓘ
May 8 (Orthodox commemoration of the Revelation on Patmos) ⓘ September 26 (Orthodox commemoration of the Theologian) ⓘ |
| hasVisionOf |
New Jerusalem
ⓘ
heavenly throne room ⓘ Good Shepherd ⓘ
surface form:
the Lamb
|
| influenced |
Christian eschatology
ⓘ
apocalyptic movements in Christianity ⓘ |
| knownFor | writing the Book of Revelation ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Book of Revelation ⓘ |
| notableWork | Book of Revelation ⓘ |
| reasonForBeingOnPatmos | on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus ⓘ |
| receivesRevelationFrom | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| receivesRevelationThrough | an angel ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalBookPosition | final book of the New Testament ⓘ |
| selfDescribedAs |
on the island called Patmos
ⓘ
your brother and partner in tribulation ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
scholarly debate about authorship of Revelation
ⓘ
scholarly debate about identity with John the Apostle ⓘ |
| textualRole | narrator of Revelation ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century ⓘ |
| traditionallyIdentifiedAs |
Apostle John
ⓘ
surface form:
John the Apostle
Apostle John ⓘ
surface form:
John the Evangelist
author of the Book of Revelation ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Church
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| workIn | New Testament ⓘ |
| writesTo | Seven churches of Asia ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
John the Seer
subject surface form:
Patmos
subject surface form:
Seven Trumpets
subject surface form:
Seven Seals