Johannine
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of Johannine
First recorded in 1860–65; Johann(es) + -ine 1
Example Sentences
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The Pope has repeatedly asserted his support of renewal, and there is no question that he is committed to carrying out the Johannine program as he sees it.
From Time Magazine Archive
These Johannine writings—the fourth gospel, the three epistles ascribed to St. John, and the book of Revelation—are all that have come down to us of what was at one time, no doubt, a considerable literature.
From The New Theology by Campbell, R. J. (Reginald John)
But as a matter of real fact those who maintain the Johannine authorship do not venture to assert any such historical superiority.
From The Making of the New Testament by Bacon, Benjamin Wisner
It is a long story for which one must go to the able books in defense of the Johannine authorship by Ezra Abbott, James Drummond, W. Sanday, Luthardt, Watkins and many others.
From A Harmony of the Gospels for Students of the Life of Christ Based on the Broadus Harmony in the Revised Version by Robertson, Archibald Thomas
The Pauline, Petrine, and Johannine theories, and that of the writer of the epistle to the Hebrews, are not mutually consistent, and Paul is not always consistent with himself.
From The New Theology by Campbell, R. J. (Reginald John)
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