Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Urban C. von Wahlde is professor of New Testament at LoyolaUniversity Chicago. He is also the author of TheJohannine Commandments: 1 John and the Struggle for theJohannine Tradition and The Earliest Version ofJohn's Gospel: Recovering the Gospel of Signs.

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THE GOSPEL AND LETTERS OF JOHN

William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

Contents

A. The Greek Text of the Letters........................................................................................1B. A Comment on the Translation.........................................................................................2C. The Crisis That Divided the Community at the Time of 1 John..........................................................2D. The Authorship of the Three Letters..................................................................................6E. Date of Composition..................................................................................................11F. Place of Composition of the Three Letters............................................................................14G. The Format of the Commentary.........................................................................................15Introduction to 1 John..................................................................................................17A. An Overview of the Purpose of Composition............................................................................17B. The Genre of 1 John..................................................................................................18C. Worldview............................................................................................................18D. The Structure of the Letter..........................................................................................19E. How the Author Refutes His Opponents.................................................................................20F. Style................................................................................................................21G. Literary Techniques of the Author....................................................................................23H. The Author of 1 John.................................................................................................27I. The Date of Composition..............................................................................................27J. The Place of Composition.............................................................................................27Commentary and Notes on 1 John..........................................................................................281:1-4 — Witness and Fellowship....................................................................................281:5–2:2 — The Proclamation That God Is Light................................................................362:3-11 — The New Commandment: To Keep the Word....................................................................562:12-17 — Exhortation to Children, Fathers, Young Men.............................................................702:18-27 — The Antichrists: Those Who Deny the Son.................................................................822:28–3:10 — Sin, the Children of God and the Children of the Devil..........................................1013:11-18 — The Proclamation to Love One Another....................................................................1183:19-24 — The Commandment to Correct Belief and the Commandment to Mutual Love....................................1274:1-6 — The Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Deception...........................................................1404:7-12 — God's Love and Love of One Another.......................................................................1524:13-19 — The Spirit and Abiding..................................................................................1604:20–5:5 — Loving God and Loving One Another; Loving God and Correct Belief.................................1725:6-12 — Having the Son and Having Life...........................................................................1825:13-21 — Prayer for Sin and Conclusion...........................................................................200Introduction to 2 John..................................................................................................217A. The Genre of 2 John..................................................................................................217B. Worldview............................................................................................................218C. The Structure........................................................................................................219D. The Circumstances of the Community...................................................................................219E. Literary Techniques..................................................................................................220F. The Author of 2 John.................................................................................................222G. The Date of Composition..............................................................................................222H. The Place of Composition.............................................................................................222Commentary and Notes on 2 John..........................................................................................223Notes to 2 John.........................................................................................................224The Interpretation of 2 John............................................................................................233Vv. 1-3 (The Opening of the Letter).....................................................................................233Vv. 4-11 (The Body of the Letter).......................................................................................235V. 4 (The Transition and Expression of Joy) and Vv. 5-7 (The First Request).............................................235Vv. 8-9 (The Second Request)............................................................................................241Vv. 10-11 (The Third Request)...........................................................................................243Vv. 12-13 (Conclusion to the Letter)....................................................................................244Introduction to 3 John..................................................................................................247A. The Genre of 3 John..................................................................................................247B. Worldview............................................................................................................248C. The Circumstances of the Community...................................................................................248D. Literary Techniques..................................................................................................249E. The Author of 3 John.................................................................................................251F. The Date of Composition..............................................................................................251G. The Place of Composition.............................................................................................252Commentary and Notes on 3 John..........................................................................................253Notes to 3...