John

Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament

JOHN. —The father of Simon Peter (John 1:42; John 21:15-17, Revised Version NT 1881, OT 1885; Authorized Version Jonas ). See Peter.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

( Ἰωάννης , Iōánnēs ): The name of 4 persons:

(1) John The Baptist (which see).

(2) The apostle, the son of Zebedee, and brother of James (see John , The Apostle ).

(3) A relative of Annas the high priest, who sat in the Sanhedrin when Peter and John were tried (Acts 4:6 ). Lightfoot supposes him to be the Jochanan ben Zacchai of the Talmud, who, however, did not belong to the family of the high priest. Nothing is really known of him.

(4) John Mark (which see).

(5) Father of Simon Peter (John 1:42; John 21:15 , John 21:17 , margin "Greek Joanes  : called in Matthew 16:17 , Jonah").

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

is the name of several early Scotch prelates:

1. Consecrated bishop of the see of Glasgow in 1115. Some time after he made a visit to the Holy Land. He rebuilt and adorned the cathedral church, and consecrated it in July, 1136; divided the diocese into two archdeaconries of Glasgow and Teviotdale, set up the offices of dean, subdean, chancellor, treasurer, sacrist, chantor, and succentor, and settled a prebend upon each of them out of the donations he had received from the king. He was witness to a charter of St. David's to the monastery of Newbottle in 1140. He died May 28, 1147. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 232.

2. A monk of Sais, in Normandy, and bishop of the see of the Isles about 1151. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 297.

3. Consecrated (with Hugh) bishop of St. Andrews in 1178. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 12.

4. Bishop of Caithness in 1185, and witness to king William in a donation to the abbey of Kinloss, at the time when Hugo was chancellor of the kingdom. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 206.

5. Bishop of Galloway in 1189. He became a monk of Holyrood House in 1206, and died in 1209. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 272.

6. Bishop of Aberdeen about 1200, and such in 1201. He died in 1207. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 105.

7. Probably bishop of the Isles in 1226. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 299.

8. Bishop of Dunkeld in 1356, and was still such in 1365. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 84.

9. Probably bishop of the Isles about 1388. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 304.

10. Bishop of Ross in 1420, and witness in the same year to a resignation made by William Graham of his barony of Kerdale into the hands of Thomas, earl of Moray. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 189.

11. Bishop of the Isles about 1490, and privy-councillor to king James IV, from whom he received the abbacy of Icolumkill in 1507. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 305.

12. Bishop of Argyle in 1499. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 288.

13. Joannes Electus Sodoren, sat in the Parliament in 1524. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 306.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

The name of no fewer than 23Popes.

ope from 523 to 526, was canonised;

ope from 532 to 535;

ope from 560 to 578;

ope from 640 to 642;

ope from 686 to 687;

ope from 701 to 705;

ope from 705 to 707;

ope from 872 to 882;

ope from 898 to 900;

ope from 914 to 928;

ope from 931 to 936;

ope from 956 to 964—was only 18 when elected, led a licentious life;

ope from 965 to 972;

ope from 984 to 985;

ope in 985;

ope from 985 to 996;

ope in 1003;

ope from 1003 to 1009;

ope from 1024 to 1033;

nti-Pope from 1043 to 1046;

ope from 1276 to 1277;

earned man, a steadfast, and a courageous;

ope in 1410, deposed in 1415—was an able man, but an unscrupulous.