The author of the Book of Revelation identifies himself as "Ἰωάννης" ("John" in standard English translation)."Revelation, Book of." Cross, F. L., ed. The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. New York: Oxford University Press. 2005 The early 2nd-century writer Justin Martyr was the first to equate the author of Revelation with John the Apostle.Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho, 81.4 However, most biblical scholars now contend that these were separate individuals since the text was written around 100 AD, after the death of John the Apostle, although many historians have defended the identification of the Author of the Gospel of John with that of the Book of Revelation based on the similarity of the two texts.
The author of the Book of Revelation identifies himself as "Ἰωάννης" ("John" in standard English tr,anslation)."Revelation, Book of." Cross, F. L., ed. The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. New York: Oxford University Press. 2005 The early 2nd-century writer Justin Martyr was the first to equate the author of Rev?elation with John the Apostle.Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho, 81.4 However, most biblical scholars now contend that these were separate individuals since the text was written around 100 AD, after the death ,of John the Apostle, although many historians have defended the identification of the Author of the Gospel of John with that of the Book of Revelation based on the similarity of the two texts.