Second Epistle of John
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The Second Epistle of John is a brief New Testament letter traditionally attributed to the Apostle John, addressing a “chosen lady and her children” with warnings against false teachers and exhortations to remain faithful to Christ’s teaching.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2 John | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Testament epistle
ⓘ
biblical book ⓘ canonical scripture ⓘ |
| addressedTo |
chosen lady and her children
ⓘ
the elect lady and her children ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
Apostle John
ⓘ
Apostle John ⓘ
surface form:
John the Evangelist
|
| canonicalStatus |
canonical in Eastern Orthodox Church
ⓘ
canonical in Oriental Orthodox churches ⓘ canonical in Protestant churches ⓘ canonical in Roman Catholic Church ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
exhortation to remain in Christ’s teaching
ⓘ
truth and love in Christian community ⓘ warning against false teachers ⓘ |
| closingFeature | desire to speak face to face rather than with paper and ink ⓘ |
| contains | greeting from “the elder” ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
abiding in the doctrine of Christ
ⓘ
love among believers ⓘ obedience to God’s commandments ⓘ |
| exhorts |
believers not to give false teachers a greeting
ⓘ
believers not to receive false teachers ⓘ |
| followedBy | Third Epistle of John ⓘ |
| follows | First Epistle of John ⓘ |
| genre |
epistle
ⓘ
letter ⓘ |
| includedIn | most historic Christian canons of Scripture ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
doctrine of Christ
ⓘ
walking according to God’s commandments ⓘ walking in truth ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| length | one of the shortest books in the New Testament ⓘ |
| locationInBible | near the end of the New Testament ⓘ |
| mentions | joy of finding some of the children walking in truth ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Bible
Johannine epistles ⓘ New Testament ⓘ |
| selfDesignationOfAuthor | the elder ⓘ |
| sharesAuthorshipTraditionWith |
Book of Revelation
ⓘ
First Epistle of John ⓘ Gospel of John ⓘ Third Epistle of John ⓘ |
| testament | New Testament ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus |
Christology
ⓘ
ecclesiology ⓘ ethics of love and obedience ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthor | Apostle John ⓘ |
| verseCount | 13 ⓘ |
| warnsAgainst |
The Antichrist
ⓘ
surface form:
antichrist
deceivers ⓘ those who do not confess Jesus Christ coming in the flesh ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
2 John