Eusebius lived in the third century.
'Inspired by the Spirit! .................. 'urged by his friends!'
Ken......... we just need the simple truth. I have noticed how much of Christianity clings to G-John, which this is probably why no Christian has ever answered my 'what did they do in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday' question ever..... ever.... they want to focus on John's stuff.
Sad.
Badger... let me be frank
(not that I haven't been frank)
It isn't that we "cling" to G-John. If you were to be speaking about G-Luke - we would be having the same discussion or, for that matter, Gen, Ex, Lev. et al. We simply trust the scriptures. I have studied them for almost 40 years now.
You just can't take one part, Eusebius or transfiguration, and make a determination on the whole of it. I gave a systematic support that included Eusebius. When the people, who were John's contemporary, companions and students, quote John as from John, there really isn't a discussion to be made.
If you take the chronological side by side comparison, you find that there is a harmony of the gospels.
As I view your position, it seems more like what many people do with scripture. They take their position as a colander, pour the information in the colander, take what comes out of the colander to support their position and then throw out what doesn't
And with this claim ...I cannot believe you've ever 'read' and understood G-John in your lifetime.
{2:20} Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?
{5:10} The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry [thy] bed.
{5:16} And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him,
{5:18} Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him,
{6:41} The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven
{7:1} After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.
{7:11} Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he? {7:12} And there was much murmuring
{8:48} Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
{8:52} Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil.
{9:18} But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight
{9:22} These [words] spake his parents, because they feared the Jews
{10:33} The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy;
{11:8} [His] disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee;
{11:54} Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews;
? {18:12} Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,
I can understand why you may have that viewpoint. Can I offer another perspective?
Let me give you an example:
John 11:48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.
He didn't mean "all of the Romans" but generalized the fact that the Roman army would come.
If that would be a possibility, lets look at some of the scriptures you gave:
Obviously I would immediately eliminate those that mention "officers"... as it specifically is talking about "certain" Jews.
So, taking John 2:17 And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up. 18 Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
the context is the Jesus making the Temple what it was supposed to be. So, who were those "Jews" that he was talking about? Not Jews in general, but those in charge of the Temple that were profiting from making a place of worship into a place of merchandise. Very specific.
I will only take two examples as it would be redundant
John 5: 10 The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed. 11 He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk. 12 Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?
The people that were questioning him were not all "the Jews" but, it would be understood, that it was the same Jewish leaders that didn't like him messing with their income. 18 Therefore the Jews sought
the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, So now "the more" the same people wanted to kill him.
How do we know that it wasn't "all the Jews"?
Because "Nicodemus" was part of the same Jews and he didn't want to kill him. If you look carefully, "the Jews" really were simply those Jews who didn't like him.
And there is certainly enough in John that speak of his love for the Jews. after all he said, "10:15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. 17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
And, as a side note,
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. Didn't they see "his glory" at the transfiguration? Could it be that he was talking about it? It could be... I'm not saying the proves it but certainly fits into the narrative.
Maybe if we are looking for it, we can actually find it?