The Johannine material in the Johannine Acts

Given that The Johannine Acts' Section B knew Luke: B might have known that author's second volume. Atkins argues that B's Ascension parallels Acts 1:9. He might suggest further that famed link Acts 4:20 / 1 John 1:3. We today might not accept that link; but I expect that B accepted it, explaining Johannine themes as - in fact - involving the Disciple John. Clearly 1 John was part of the shared library; Atkins in fact argues for the Johannine Acts a docetic interest in 1 John 1:1 (shared with two other, independent exegetes).

Now, whether that implies the full Johannine Gospel as we own it today... such presents an altogether more-annoying matter.

Where we own Luke’s sources we don’t own John’s; making difficult to see what is the author’s hand and what is less-somatically “Johannine”. About all anyone will accept is that John 1-20 came to the Johannines in that form first; ch. 21 is an appendix with some backreference (but from what nonJohannine sources?).

Atkins handles the Gospel in subchapter 7.2.1, at least chs. 1 and 20-1 thereof. Unfortunately my access to Atkins has failed me. Page 297 introduces 88.1-8/John 21:25 – and then I cannot read p. 298; I just get the backreference p. 303. Page 299-300 moves on to John 1. But what if the Gospel is a meditation upon John 1? What if John 20 exists to correct docetic readings of John 1 and 1 John 1 both?

I would love to read Atkins on John 21 on account Atkins has earlier noted that B’s symposium-scene rejected John 21’s fishery. Similarly I am interested in Ignatius’ gospel and its relationship to B.

This implies that the "Elder" of 2 John passed along the Gospel as, although not bothering with docetism itself, useful for antidocetists. This has implications for how Ignatius used his now-lost gospel against the docetists in Smyrna.

Except that I think that Ignatius' Gospel is confronting a rival tradition, now found (only) in that MS of Vienna. Also Atkins' third chapter smells off to me: I don't see first gnostics using Luke. Outsiders might have numerous problems with Luke's second book especially: the Holy Spirit is going to Rome (contrary to Paul!) and there is a time-limit for Christ's sojourn on Earth (contra the Secret Book of James).