Soggy
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MikeFerrara:John and Peter never knew him?
Probably not...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_according_to_John
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Epistle_of_Peter
John could have been written as late as 160 AD.
While Peter may have known him, Peter very likely did not actually write the Epistles attributed to him.