Revision as of 2010 July by Al Sosa

First Epistle of John

Type: Writing
Subtype: Epistle

Alternate Labels

John, First Epistle of
1 John
First John
First Letter of John

Web Links

Key Passages

Category Descriptions

Content

Overview

Keys to 1, 2, & 3 John | The Books of the Bible Made Easy
1 John | Holman Bible Handbook
1 John | Holman Concise Bible Commentary
1, 2 and 3 John | The Bible Guide
1–3 John | The Bible Reader’s Companion
John, the Letters Of | Harper’s Bible Dictionary
John, Letters From | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Outline

Outline | The Bible Knowledge Commentary
Brief Outline | The Books of the Bible Made Easy
Outline | Holman Bible Handbook
Outline | Holman Concise Bible Commentary
Outline | Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament
Outline Based on the Nature of God | The Bible Reader’s Companion
Outline Based on the Danger from False Teachers | The Bible Reader’s Companion
Outline of Contents | Harper’s Bible Dictionary
Outline of 1 John | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Contents

Outline of Contents of 1 John | New Bible Dictionary
Outline | The Bible Guide

Introduction

1, 2 AND 3 JOHN
Andrew Knowles, The Bible Guide, 1st Augsburg books ed. (Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg, 2001), 684.

Origin

Authorship

Provenance, Authorship and Date | New Bible Dictionary
Authorship. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary
Author | The Books of the Bible Made Easy
Who Wrote These Letters? | The Bible Guide
Introduction | Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament
Authorship | The Bible Reader’s Companion
John, the Letters Of | Harper’s Bible Dictionary
Author | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Date

Provenance, Authorship and Date | New Bible Dictionary
Date. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary
Date | The Books of the Bible Made Easy
Date | Holman Bible Handbook
Date | Holman Concise Bible Commentary
Date and Place of Writing | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Purpose

Background and Purpose | The Books of the Bible Made Easy
Purpose and Theology | Holman Bible Handbook
Purpose and Theology | Holman Concise Bible Commentary
Why is John Writing? | The Bible Guide
Aim | Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament
The Purpose of 1 John | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Background

Historical Context

Background and Circumstances of 1 John | New Bible Dictionary
Background. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary
The Occasion of 1 John | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Recipients

Recipients | Holman Bible Handbook
Recipients | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

Location

Date and Place of Writing | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Canon

Canonicity

Canonicity | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Authenticity

External Attestation of the Epistles | New Bible Dictionary

Form

Style

Literary Form | Holman Bible Handbook
Literary Form | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

Structure

Analysis | Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament
Theological Outline of 1 John | The Bible Reader’s Companion
Structure and Form of 1 John | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Meaning

Theme

Theme | Holman Bible Handbook
Theme | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

Emphases

Major Theme | The Books of the Bible Made Easy
Theological Significance | Holman Bible Handbook
Words of Wisdom From 1 John | The Bible Reader’s Companion
John, the Letters Of | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

Message

Introduction | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

Theology

Purpose and Theology | Holman Bible Handbook
Purpose and Theology | Holman Concise Bible Commentary
Theology of the Epistles | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Spiritual Content

Questions for Reflection | Holman Bible Handbook
Questions for Reflection | Holman Concise Bible Commentary
Study | Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament

Additional Informtion

Bibliography

Bibliography | New Bible Dictionary
Bibliography | The Bible Knowledge Commentary
Sources for Additional Study | Holman Bible Handbook
Sources for Additional Study | Holman Concise Bible Commentary
Bibliography | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

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