Now the evangelist John mentioned the names of many apostles, but he never came to mentioning either his brother James' name or his own, because he did not consider himself worthy of being mentioned together with the name of his Lord and Savior. However, the Bishop Irenaeus of Lyon in France clearly wrote that John, the disciple of the Lord, who leaned on his breast during the Last Supper, was the one who produced this gospel, while he was serving in the Anatolian Ephesus during the reign of the Emperor Trajan (98-117 AD).
Hata hivyo, Askofu Ireneus wa Lyon huko Ufaranza aliandika wazi kuwa mwanafunzi Yohana aliyemlalia Yesu kifuani wakati wa karamu ya Pasaka ya mwisho ndiye aliyeandika injili hii, wakati akihudumu kanisa la Efeso wa Anatolia, enzi za utawala wa Kaisari Trajan (98-117 B.K).