1 John

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1 John is a New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to the Apostle John, emphasizing themes of love, truth, and assurance of salvation within early Christian communities.

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1 John canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic epistle
New Testament epistle
book of the Bible
addressesCommunity early Christian communities
approximateDateProposedByScholars late first century CE
canonicalStatus canonical scripture
centralTheme Christology
assurance of salvation
community life
discernment of spirits
fellowship with God
love
obedience
righteous living
truth
containsFamousVerse 1 John 1:9
1 John 3:1
1 John 4:18
1 John 4:7
1 John 4:8
1 John 5:13
emphasizesConcept God is light
God is love
confession of sin
keeping God’s commandments
love for fellow believers
genre epistle
pastoral letter
includedInCanonOf Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Protestant churches
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
language Koine Greek
originalAudience Christians in the Johannine community
partOf Bible
surface form: Christian Bible

New Testament
positionInNewTestament near the end of the New Testament
religiousTradition Christianity
sharesAuthorshipTraditionWith 2 John
3 John
Gospel of John
teachesAbout abiding in Christ
assurance of eternal life
forgiveness of sins
the anointing from the Holy One
textualTradition New Testament manuscripts
surface form: Greek New Testament manuscripts
traditionallyAttributedTo Apostle John
Apostle John
surface form: John the Evangelist
warnsAgainst antichrists
denial of the incarnation
false teachers

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