[The New International Commentary on the New Testament 01] • The Epistles of John by Marshall, Howard, I. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Editor’s Preface Author’s Preface Abbreviations Commentaries and Other Works Invitation Introduction

1. The Situation and Character of 2 and 3 John 2. The Situation of 1 John 3. The Structure of 1 John 4. Theories of Rearrangement and Redaction 5. Relationships Between the Johannine Writings 6. The Authorship of the Epistles 7. The Early History of the Epistles in the Church 8. The Thought of the Epistles

The Second Epistle of John

Address and Greeting (1–3) Living in Truth and Love (4–6) Beware of False Teaching (7–11) Final Words and Greetings (12–13)

The Third Epistle of John

Address and Greeting (1–4) The Writer Praises Gaius (5–8) The Writer Denounces Diotrephes (9–10) The Writer Praises Demetrius (11–12) Final Words and Greetings (13–15)

The First Epistle of John

Prologue—The Word of Life (1:1–4) Walking in the Light (1:5–2:2) Keeping His Commands (2:3–11) The New Status of Believers and Their Relation to the World (2:12–17) A Warning against Antichrists (2:18–27) The Hope of God’s Children (2:28–3:3) The Sinlessness of God’s Children (3:4–10) Brotherly Love as the Mark of the Christian (3:11–18) Assurance and Obedience (3:19–24) The Spirit of Truth and Falsehood (4:1–6) God’s Love and Our Love (4:7–12) Assurance and Christian Love (4:13–5:4) The True Faith Confirmed (5:5–12) Christian Certainties (5:13–21)

Notes Index of Subjects Index of Authors Index of Biblical References Index of Extra and Nonbiblical Literature