Back يوحنا القسيس Arabic يوحنا القسيس ARZ Joan el Presbíter Catalan Johannes der Presbyter German Juan el Presbítero Spanish Jean le Presbytre French Xoán o Ancián Galician Yohanes sang Presbiter ID Giovanni il Presbitero Italian 長老ヨハネ Japanese
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John the Presbyter was an obscure figure of the early Church who is either distinguished from or identified with the Apostle John and/or John of Patmos. He appears in fragments from the church father Papias of Hierapolis as one of the author's sources and is first unequivocally distinguished from the Apostle by Eusebius of Caesarea. He is frequently proposed by some as an alternative author of some or all of the Johannine books in the New Testament.