First, Second, and Third John – Introduction to the Letters of John
This chapter forms an introduction to 1 John, 2 John, and 3 John. Introductory matters addressed include the relationship of the letters to the gospel, the chronology of the letters, rhetoric and the opposition, settings and purposes of 1–3 John, the letters in relationship to one another, the relationship of the letters to ancient letters, authorship, date, and place of composition.
Source: Mikeal Parsons, Charles Talbert, ed., First, Second, and Third John (Baker Academic, 2014), 3-33.
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