1. The Synoptics make it clear that there were no male disciples at Calvary. 2. The fourth Gospel states that the Beloved Disciple was at Calvary along with "the mother of Jesus." Neither the disciple nor the mother are named in the Fourth Gospel. 3. The Fourth Gospel is acknowledged to be written at three levels: the historical, the theological, and the symbolic. Contemporary biblical scholars identify the beloved disciple and the mother of Jesus as theological and symbolic in the narrative, because none of their actions are mentioned by the other evangelists.