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“ God is love. ”

The Johannine Letters. “ God is love. ”. Date and Place. Three letters similar to Gospel of John In language, tone, vocabulary and “ testimony ” Gospel based on testimony of “ beloved disciple ” and reveals stages of editing Gospel and three letters share a “ Johannine ” tradition

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“ God is love. ”

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  1. The Johannine Letters “God is love.”

  2. Date and Place • Three letters similar to Gospel of John • In language, tone, vocabulary and “testimony” • Gospel based on testimony of “beloved disciple” and reveals stages of editing • Gospel and three letters share a “Johannine” tradition • Therefore from the same community as the Fourth Gospel • a) Traditional location = Ephesus • b) All written by Greek speakers • Probably from the same author as Fourth Gospel (instructor) • a) No author identified for 1 John • b) Author of 2 & 3 John is "the elder"

  3. 1-3 John • By “John the elder” in 90s • Gospel written 85–90 CE • So the date of the letters: mid to late first century • Three-letter “packet” • Relationship: 2-3 John are probably cover letters for 1 John, making the general particular (instructor) • Occasion: “conflict and schism” in churches AncH 101 Heb - Rev

  4. Conflict in the Johannine Letters • Characterize secessionists as • deceivers, liars • false prophets • antichrists • Secessionists may claim new revelation • But Elder calls people back to “tradition”

  5. Conflict in the Johannine Letters • Three letters condemn • those who claim to be without sin • those who “know God” but disobey commandments • those who “love” God but not brothers and sisters • those who love world • those who deny Jesus’ humanity, or his divinity • Letters praise • those who confess Jesus’ humanity and divinity • Jesus’ coming with water and blood

  6. How does one know the truth? Right love Right commitment Right Spirit

  7. 1 John pt 1 • Prologue (1:1-4) • Light (1:5-2:29) • Walking in the light (1:5-2:2) • Loving fellow-Christians (2:3-11) • Overcoming the world (2:12-17) • The anti-Christ group (2:18-29) AncH 101 Heb - Rev

  8. 1 John pt 2: Love (3:1-5:6) • Living in purity (3:1-10) • Loving fellow Christians (3:11-24) • The anti-Christ spirit (4:1-6) • Loving fellow Christians (4:7-12) • The Spirit of love (4:13-16a) • Loving fellow Christians (4:16b-21) • Overcoming the world (5:1-6) AncH 101 Heb - Rev

  9. 1 John pt 3 • The testimony (5:7-12) • Closing (5:13-21) • Summary (5:13) • Prayer for healing (5:14-17) • Certainties (5:18-20) • Purpose statement (5:21) AncH 101 Heb - Rev

  10. Second John • Salutation (1-3) • Author and recipient identification – the elder to the elect lady • Blessing • Exhortation to love (4-6) • Commendation • The love command • Dealing with deceivers (7-11) • Their identification • Dealing with them • Closing (12-13) • Apology • Greeting AncH 101 Heb - Rev

  11. Third John • Salutation (1) The elder to Gaius • Exhortation to hospitality (2-8) • Commendation (2-4) • Exhortation to hospitality (5-8) • The problem of Diotrephes (9-12) • The identification of the problem (9-10) • How Gaius is to respond (11-12) • Closing • Apology (13-14) • Greeting (15) AncH 101 Heb - Rev

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