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  1. Oct 3, 2019 · Irenaeus says that John, the disciple of the Lord who was with Jesus in the upper room, wrote the gospel of John while living in Ephesus (Haer. 3.1.2). Even though such sources are subject to the same historical scrutiny as other ancient documents, this is a remarkable chain of historical witnesses—from Irenaeus, to Polycarp, to John himself—enjoyed by no other New Testament book.

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  2. 1 John is an anonymous letter, but 2 and 3 John are written by someone called “the Elder.” The language and style of all three letters are identical to each other as well as to John’s Gospel, so most people think that all of them were written by the “disciple whom Jesus loved” (John 21:20-24).

  3. Mar 14, 2024 · The author was an eyewitness to the events (see John 21:24), and, based on the fact that he was the disciple “leaning back against Jesus” at the Last Supper (John 13:25), he was likely one of Jesus’ inner circle, with Peter and James. Peter is mentioned as separate from the author (John 21:20), and James was martyred early in the history of the church (Acts 12:2).

  4. Jul 22, 2024 · The dual purpose of 1 John is explicit: 1) “We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, that you . . . may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ” (1 John 1:3); and 2) “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life” (1 John 5:13).

  5. In 3 John, the apostle greets Gaius (1-2), commends the Gaius for standing for truth (3-4), discusses issues with Gaius (5-12), and discusses his future visit with Gaius (13-14). The letters of John are quite powerful and important for teaching about the nature of God and of the believer’s stance during difficult times.

  6. Aug 13, 2024 · The Gospels, the first four books of the New Testament, tell the story of the life of Jesus.Yet only one—the Gospel of John—claims to be an eyewitness account, the testimony of the unnamed “disciple whom Jesus loved.” (“This is the disciple who is testifying to these things and wrote these things, and we know that his testimony is true” [John 21:24]).

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  8. Jan 14, 2024 · Irenaeus (c. 130-200 AD) explicitly identified the author of 1 John as “John, the disciple of the Lord” who also wrote the gospel of John (Against Heresies 3.16.5). Clement of Alexandria (c. 150-215 AD) quoted from 1 John over 200 times, referring to the author as “John” or “the apostle John.”

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