Gospel of John Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Representations== [[File:The last chapter by J. Doyle Penrose (1902).jpg|thumb|''[[Bede]] translating the Gospel of John on his deathbed'', by [[James Doyle Penrose]], 1902|alt=Bede translating the Gospel of John on his deathbed, by James Doyle Penrose, 1902. Depicts the Venerable Bede as an elderly man with a long, white beard, sitting in a darkened room and dictating his translation of the Bible, as a younger scribe, sitting across from him, writes down his words. Two monks, standing together in the corner of the room, look on.]] The gospel has been depicted in live narrations and dramatized in productions, [[Sketch comedy|skits]], [[play (theatre)|plays]], and [[Passion Play]]s, as well as in film. The most recent such portrayal is the 2014 film ''The Gospel of John'', directed by David Batty and narrated by [[David Harewood]] and [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]], with [[Selva Rasalingam]] as Jesus.{{update inline|date=August 2021}} The 2003 film ''[[The Gospel of John (film)|The Gospel of John]]'' was directed by [[Philip Saville]] and narrated by [[Christopher Plummer]], with [[Henry Ian Cusick]] as Jesus. Parts of the gospel have been set to music. One such setting is [[Steve Wariner|Steve Warner]]'s power anthem "Come and See", written for the 20th anniversary of the Alliance for Catholic Education and including lyrical fragments taken from the [[Book of Signs]]. Additionally, some composers have made settings of the [[Passion of Jesus|Passion]] as portrayed in the gospel, most notably ''[[St John Passion]]'' composed by [[Johann Sebastian Bach]], although some verses are borrowed from [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]]. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page