Johannine

American  

[joh-han-in, -ahyn] / dʒoʊˈhæn ɪn, -aɪn /

adjective

1. of or relating to the apostle John or to the books in the New Testament attributed to him.

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Etymology

Origin of Johannine

First recorded in 1860–65; Johann(es) + -ine ¹

Example Sentences

What gave these ideas freshness and new life is the warm, open Johannine spirit�the willingness to reach beyond the frontiers of Catholic doctrine and bring the church into dialogue with the modern world.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

In his doctrine of Scripture as in many other respects the Johannine writer shows a breadth and catholicity of mind which almost anticipates the development of later ages.

From The Making of the New Testament by Bacon, Benjamin Wisner

Although this short apologetic epistle contains no precise quotation from any gospel, yet it contains repeated references to evangelical, and particularly to Johannine, passages.

From Supernatural Religion, Vol. II. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Cassels, Walter Richard

Passages of the Johannine Gospel, however, are also not wanting to which passages in Justin refer back.

From Supernatural Religion, Vol. II. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Cassels, Walter Richard