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Again tradition tells us that John lived into old age dying sometime after AD 98. He is thought to have died in Ephesus. Here is another article also by David: Samson Bible Story Summary and Study
Jan 21, 2022 · He died as an old man sometime after AD 98, the only apostle to die peacefully. Another theory concerning John’s death is associated with a second-century bishop named Papias of Hierapolis . According to one commentary on Papias’s writings, John was killed by a group of Jewish men.
Sep 1, 2016 · Of the 12 Apostles appointed by Jesus, 10 of them died as martyrs. Judas, the traitor, took his own life. But the last Apostle to die, John, met a very different fate. Living nearly to the very end of the 1st century, he died of natural causes – and it was because of an amazing miracle.
Modern estimates of Jesus' age at death are from 34-42 (see Chronology of Jesus); assuming Luke's idea of his age wasn't far from that, Luke's version would have John older than about 30 and younger than 42 when he died.
It is traditionally believed that John was the youngest of the apostles and survived all of them. He is said to have lived to old age, dying of natural causes at Ephesus sometime after AD 98, during the reign of Trajan, thus becoming the only apostle who did not die as a martyr. [92]
He died at Bath on 2 February 1714. At his request, the Queen promoted William Dawes to fill the vacant see. Sharp is buried in York Minister with a monument sculpted by Francis Bird. Works
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The Life of John Sharp, D. D., Lord Archbishop of York: To which are Added Select, Original, and Copies of Original Papers, in Three Appendixes. Collected from His Diary, Letters, and Several...
