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Intro to 1 st John

Intro to 1 st John. A Book About Truth. The Nerdy Bits. Who, When, Where. Authorship. No Explicit Author in the Text Attribution Internal Witness Language/Writing Style. Timeframe of Epistle.

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Intro to 1 st John

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  1. Intro to 1st John A Book About Truth

  2. The Nerdy Bits Who, When, Where

  3. Authorship • No Explicit Author in the Text • Attribution • Internal Witness • Language/Writing Style

  4. Timeframe of Epistle While no timeframe is known for certain there are estimates from 60-90AD with some consensus on 70AD after the gospel of John

  5. Audience The first epistle of John seems to be written to a primarily Jewish audience based on the ideas of the book and how they’re presented as well as Paul claiming apostleship to the Gentiles

  6. The Super-Nerdy Bits 1st John Thematically

  7. 1st John Visualizations: Word Frequency, Weighted

  8. 1st John Visualization: Word Density

  9. 1st John 1 Visualization: Word Density

  10. 1st John 2 Visualization: Word Density

  11. 1st John 3 Visualization: Word Density

  12. 1st John 4 Visualization: Word Density

  13. 1st John 5 Visualization: Word Density

  14. Interpretational Issues • One of the major problems believers face with the book of 1st John is that he comes across as legalistic. This is rooted in a principle called the Semitic Totality Concept. If it is true, then you do it.

  15. The Librarian Bits Outline or Table of Contents

  16. Outline of 1st John (1 of 3) • Prologue (1:1-4) • Introduction: Basic Principles (1:5-2:11) • Basic principles of fellowship (1:5-2:2) • Basic principles of knowing God (2:3-11) • The purpose of the Epistle (2:12-27) • In the light of the reader’s spiritual conditions (2:12-14) • In light of the world’s allurements (2:15-17) • In light of the deceptions of the last hour (2:18-23) • In light of the reader’s responsibilities to abide (2:24-27)

  17. Outline of 1st John (2 of 3) • The body of the Epistle (2:28-4:19) • The theme stated (2:28) • Discerning the children of God (2:29-3:10a) • Discerning love for the brethren (3:10b-23) • What love is not (3:10b-15) • What love is (3:16-18) • What love does for believers (3:19-23) • Discerning the indwelling God (3:24-4:16) • Discerning the Spirit of truth (3:24-4:6) • Discerning the God of love (4:7-4:16) • The theme realized (4:17-19)

  18. Outline of 1st John (3 of 3) • Conclusion (4:20-5:17) • Love clarified (4:20-5:3a) • Love empowered (5:3b-15) • Love practiced (5:16-17) • Epilogue (5:18-21)

  19. Questions?

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