First Epistle of John
	
	Type: Writing
Subtype: Epistle
		
			Alternate Labels
		
			- John, First Epistle of
- 1 John
- First John
- First Letter of John
 
		
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			Content
		
			
				Overview 
			
				- Epilogue | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 51: 1, 2, 3 John
				- 1 John | Holman Bible Handbook
				- 1 John | Holman Concise Bible Commentary
 
			
				Outline 
			
				- Outline | Holman Concise Bible Commentary
				- Outline | The Bible Knowledge Commentary
				- Outline | Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament
 
			
				Contents 
			
		 
	 
		
			Origin
		
			
				Authorship 
			
				- Authorship | The New American Commentary: 1, 2, 3 John
				- 1 John | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible
				- Author | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary
				- Author | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary
				- Author | The Books of the Bible Made Easy
				- Introduction | Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament
 
			
				Date 
			
				- Priority | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Johannine Epistles
				- Origins | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary
				- Date | Holman Bible Handbook
				- Date | Holman Concise Bible Commentary
				- Date. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary
				- Date | The Books of the Bible Made Easy
				- Date | Tyndale Bible Dictionary
 
			
				Purpose 
			
				- The Aim | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Johannine Epistles
				- 1 John | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible
				- Aim | Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament
 
	 
		
			Background
		
			
				Historical Context 
			
				- 1 John | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible
 
			
				Recipients 
			
				- Destination | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Johannine Epistles
 
			
				Location 
			
		 
	 
		
			Canon
		
			
				Relationship 
			
		 
			
				Canonicity 
			
				- Canonicity | The New American Commentary: 1, 2, 3 John
 
			
				Historicity 
			
		 
			
				Authenticity 
			
		 
	 
		
			
				Composition 
			
				- Composition | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 51: 1, 2, 3 John
 
			
				Text 
			
				- The Text | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Johannine Epistles
				- Text | Tyndale Bible Dictionary
 
			
				Style 
			
				- Character | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 51: 1, 2, 3 John
				- Literary History | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Johannine Epistles
				- 1 John | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible
				- Style | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
 
			
				Structure 
			
				- Analysis | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Johannine Epistles
				- Form | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary
				- Analysis | Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament
 
	 
		
			Meaning
		
			
				Theme 
			
				- Theme | Holman Bible Handbook
				- Theme | Holman Concise Bible Commentary
 
			
				Emphases 
			
				- 1 John | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible
 
			
				Message 
			
				- 1 John | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible
 
			
				Theology 
			
				- Theology | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
 
			
				Significance 
			
				- Value | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
 
			
				Spiritual Content 
			
				- Study | Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament
 
	 
		
			
				Bibliography 
			
				- Bibliography | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised