First Epistle of John
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The First Epistle of John is a New Testament letter traditionally attributed to the Apostle John that emphasizes themes of love, truth, and assurance of salvation within the early Christian community.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Epistle of John canonical | 15 |
| First Letter of John | 2 |
| 1 John 1:9 | 1 |
| 1 John 4:8 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T331758 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Epistle of John Context triple: [Catholic Epistles, hasPart, First Epistle of John]
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A.
Gospel of John
The Gospel of John is a New Testament book that presents a distinctive theological portrait of Jesus Christ, emphasizing his divine nature through signs, discourses, and the theme of belief.
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B.
Gospel of Mark
The Gospel of Mark is one of the four canonical New Testament gospels, presenting a fast-paced narrative of Jesus Christ’s ministry, death, and resurrection and considered by many scholars to be the earliest written gospel.
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C.
Gospel of Matthew
The Gospel of Matthew is a New Testament book that presents an account of Jesus Christ’s life, teachings, death, and resurrection, emphasizing his role as the Jewish Messiah and fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy.
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D.
Letter to the Hebrews
The Letter to the Hebrews is a New Testament book that presents Jesus Christ as the ultimate high priest and perfect sacrifice, interpreting the Old Testament in light of his once-for-all redemptive work.
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E.
Gospel of Luke
The Gospel of Luke is a New Testament book that presents a detailed narrative of Jesus Christ’s life, teachings, death, and resurrection, emphasizing his compassion, concern for the marginalized, and the universality of salvation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Epistle of John Target entity description: The First Epistle of John is a New Testament letter traditionally attributed to the Apostle John that emphasizes themes of love, truth, and assurance of salvation within the early Christian community.
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A.
Gospel of John
The Gospel of John is a New Testament book that presents a distinctive theological portrait of Jesus Christ, emphasizing his divine nature through signs, discourses, and the theme of belief.
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B.
Gospel of Mark
The Gospel of Mark is one of the four canonical New Testament gospels, presenting a fast-paced narrative of Jesus Christ’s ministry, death, and resurrection and considered by many scholars to be the earliest written gospel.
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C.
Gospel of Matthew
The Gospel of Matthew is a New Testament book that presents an account of Jesus Christ’s life, teachings, death, and resurrection, emphasizing his role as the Jewish Messiah and fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy.
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D.
Letter to the Hebrews
The Letter to the Hebrews is a New Testament book that presents Jesus Christ as the ultimate high priest and perfect sacrifice, interpreting the Old Testament in light of his once-for-all redemptive work.
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E.
Gospel of Luke
The Gospel of Luke is a New Testament book that presents a detailed narrative of Jesus Christ’s life, teachings, death, and resurrection, emphasizing his compassion, concern for the marginalized, and the universality of salvation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian scripture
ⓘ
New Testament epistle ⓘ biblical text ⓘ book of the New Testament ⓘ |
| addresses | early Christian communities ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
Apostle John
ⓘ
surface form:
John the Apostle
|
| audience | Christians in Asia Minor ⓘ |
| canonicalIn |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ
surface form:
Church of the East
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox churches
Protestant churches ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | canonical ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Gospel of John
ⓘ
Second Epistle of John ⓘ Third Epistle of John ⓘ |
| containsVerse |
First Epistle of John
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
1 John 1:9
First Epistle of John self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
1 John 4:8
1 John 5:13 ⓘ |
| dateProposed | late 1st century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
God is love
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assurance of eternal life ⓘ confession of sin ⓘ ethical conduct ⓘ mutual love among believers ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Christology
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assurance of salvation ⓘ fellowship with God ⓘ love ⓘ obedience ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| genre |
epistle
ⓘ
pastoral letter ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
abiding in Christ
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overcoming the world ⓘ walking in the light ⓘ witness to the Son of God ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| openingWords | That which was from the beginning ⓘ |
| partOf |
Catholic Epistles
ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| teaches |
importance of righteousness
ⓘ
necessity of loving one another ⓘ tests of genuine faith ⓘ |
| testament | New Testament ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthor |
Apostle John
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surface form:
John the Apostle
|
| warnsAgainst |
antichrists
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denial of the incarnation ⓘ false teachers ⓘ |
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Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1 John 1:9
this entity surface form:
1 John 4:8
this entity surface form:
First Letter of John
this entity surface form:
First Letter of John