Editing Gospel of John (section)

===Historical reliability===
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Jesus's teachings in the Synoptics greatly differ from those in John. Since the 19th century, scholars have almost unanimously accepted that the Johannine discourses are less likely to be historical than the synoptic parables, and were likely written for theological purposes.{{sfn|Sanders|1995|pp=57, 70–71}} Nevertheless, they generally agree that John is not without historical value. Some potential points of value include early provenance for some Johannine material, topographical references for [[Jerusalem]] and [[Judaea (Roman province)|Judea]], Jesus's crucifixion occurring prior to the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and his arrest in the [[Gethsemane|garden]] occurring after the accompanying deliberation of Jewish authorities.{{sfn|Theissen|Merz|1998|pp=36–37}}{{sfn|Brown|Fitzmyer|Murphy|1999|pp=815,1274}}{{sfn|Brown|1994|p=}}

Recent scholarship has argued for a more favourable reappraisal of the historical value of the Gospel of John and its importance for the reconstruction of the historical Jesus, based on recent archaeological and literary studies.{{sfn|Charlesworth|Pruszinski|2019|pp=1–3}}{{sfn|Blomberg|2023|pp=179ff}}