There remains much debate about the identity of the follower of Christ referred to in the Gospel of John as “The Beloved Disciple,” with some believing the reference to be to Jesus’ brother James. But many queer-inclusive readings of the text through the centuries believe it to actually be the Apostle John. By that interpretation, such scripture as references to the disciple reclining upon the bosom of the Lord have inspired homoerotic art depicting the relationship between Christ and John as romantic. This is the view explored in Martti Nissinen and Kirsi Stjerna’s Homoeroticism in the Biblical World: A Historical Perspective.