John the Presbyter
John the Presbyter (Greek: ὁ πρεσβύτερος, literally, the Elder, as an official: the elder ) (* 60, † after 130 ) was a major figure in the early Christian church. He appeared in Asia Minor ( Ephesus region ).
About the person
Papias of Hierapolis reported (around 130 AD) that he considered John the presbyter as an important ecclesiastical authority:
Richard Bauckham, who sees two different people in the two and naming of John the presbyter looks because of this text in John a disciple of Jesus, who survived the apostles and was still alive when Papias his research made (after Bauckam between 80 and 90 ) and the main author of John's Gospel and all three letters of John.
John the Presbyter may have been of Jewish origin. His native language was Greek. He was buried in Ephesus.
Writings
John the Presbyter is considered the author of the 2nd and 3rd Letter of John.