Sharing materials witness to friends and family with these powerhouse resources on a. John 1 john 2 john 3 john revelation john was probably the last surviving apostle. The earliest identification of him comes from the church fathers. He knows the truth, and so he writes a letter to help the church know how to tell the children of god from. Unlike most nt letters, 1 john does not tell us who its author is. The content, style, and vocabulary seem to warrant the conclusion that these three epistles were addressed to the same readers as the gospel of john. Memorize facts about the books of the bible with flash cards. He first established his credentials as as an eyewitness to the resurrection of jesus christ, mentioning that his hands had touched the risen savior. A number of reasons were involved in writing 1 john. John recognized that love comes from god, and he encouraged the believers to love one another 1 john 4. Jesus faced a lot of opposition, but with each trial, he presented. John was second only to paul in the number of new testament books written. John is identified as the dsiciple whom jesus loved.
Most scholars believe the three johannine epistles have the same author, but there is no consensus if this. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. John 1 john 2 john 3 john revelation only paul authored more new testament books than john. Learn what the bible teaches in the book of 1 john. This gospel is all about sonshipspecifically the fact that jesus is the son of god. The first epistle of john, often referred to as first john and written 1 john or i john, is the first of the johannine epistles of the new testament, and the fourth of the catholic epistles. The early christian church was afflicted with doubts, persecution, and false teaching, and the apostle john addressed all three in his encouraging book of 1 john. John shows apostles introducing each other to jesus. Discover all the informative and inspiring books from the speaker and president of amazing facts. Despite the fact that there is no direct internal evidence that the. John focuses primarily on communicating that jesus is messiah, not his. The author of the first epistle is termed john the evangelist, who most scholars believe is not the same as john the apostle. The holy bible book 62 1 john kjv dramatized audio. Intro to 1 john biblica the international bible society.