General Resources for 1 John 
(Check the Scripture Index for links and study resources pertaining to specific pericopes)

• Introductions, Overviews & General Resources:
  • 1 John, at Luther Seminary's Bible Tutor. Study basics about Bible books, people, dates, places, and content, and take web-based self-tests. CD-ROM of Advanced Studies also available at their site.
  • First Epistle of John, Authorship of the Johannine Works, Wikipedia.
  • Introduction to the Book of 1 John, New American Bible.
  • Johannine Letters: Introduction and Outline by Professor Barry D. Smith, Atlantic Baptist University, in Religious Studies 1023: The New Testament and Its Context.
  • The World Wide Study Bible on the Book of 1 John.
  • The Catholic Encyclopedia: Epistles of Saint John.
  • "The Letter of John," from Many Witnesses, One Lord, William Barclay. Full text at Religion Online.
  • Bible Basics (1 John) by NetMinistries. (Very basic - includes .wav files with pronunciation of Biblical words)
  • Walking Through the Bible: 1 John.
  • Biblenotes summary: 1 John.
  • "The Johannine Epistles," in An Introduction to the New Testament by Richard Heard. Full text of book online at Religion Online.
• Commentary, Exegesis, Studies, etc.:
  • 1 John, Geneva Study Bible, 1599.
  • 1 John, Matthew Henry Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1706.
  • 1 John, John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament.
  • 1 John, Wesley's Notes, c 1760.
  • 1 John, Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871.
  • 1 John, People's New Testament, 1891.
  • The Tests of Life, a Study of the First Epistle of St John, Robert Law, 1913.
  • 1 John, Scofield Reference Notes, 1917.
  • 1 John, John Gill's Exposition of the Bible.
  • 1 John, Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament.
  • "The Letter of 1 John: Comfort and Counsel for a Church in Crisis," by Hall Harris at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
  • First Letter of John, verse by verse commentary, Robert Nguyen Cramer, BibleTexts.com.
  • 1 John, Expository Notes, Dr. Thomas L. Constable, Dallas Theological Seminary, 2005 edition.
  • Free Bible Commentary, John and 1, 2, and 3 John Dr. Bob Utley, Professor of Hermeneutics, East Texas Baptist University.
• Articles and Background:
  • "How to Read the First Epistle of John Non-Polemically," Hansjörg Schimd, Biblica 85 (2004).
• Articles in ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are subscribed and logged in to ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
  • Pakala, James C., "A Librarian's Comments on Commentaries: 1 John, 2 John, 3 John," Presbyterion, 2007.
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  • Resnberger, David, "Conflict and Community in the Johannine Letters," Interpretation, 2006.
  • Van Der Watt, J.G., "Ethics in First John: A Literary and Socioscientific Perspective," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1999.
  • Yarid, Jay R., Jr., "Reflections of the Upper Room Discourse in 1 John," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2003.
• Reviews:
  • Review: Terry Griffith, Keep Yourselves from idols: A New Look at 1 John. Sheffield Academic Press, 2002. Review by Hans-Josef Klauck in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004.
  • Review: John Painter, 1, 2, and 3 John. Liturgical Press, 2002. Review by Andrea Spatafora in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2003.
  • Review: Tricia Gates Brown, Spirit in the Writings of John: Johannine Pneumatology in Social-Scientific Perspective, T&T Clark, 2003. Review by Steven A. Hunt at SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • Review: Tricia Gates Brown, Spirit in the Writings of John: Johannine Pneumatology in Social-Scientific Perspective, T&T Clark, 2003. Review by Ron Fay at SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • Review: John Christopher Thomas, The Pentecostal Commentary on 1 John, 2 John, 3 John. T&T Clark, 2004. Review by David Bostock in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • Review: John Christopher Thomas, The Pentecostal Commentary on 1 John, 2 John, 3 John. T&T Clark, 2004. Review by Matthew Dunn in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • Lewis, Scott M., The Gospel according to John and the Johannine Letters. Liturgical Press, 2005. Review by Paul Anderson, Review of Biblical Literature, 2006.
  • Culy, Martin M., I, II, III John: A Handbook on the Greek Text. Baylor University Press, 2004. Review by Jan van der Watt, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007.
  • Metzger, Bruce, Apostolic Letters of Faith, Hope, and Love: Galatians, 1 Peter, and 1 John. Wipf & Stock, 2006. Review by Timothy Wiarda, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007.
  • Witherington III, Ben. Letters and Homilies for Hellenized Christians: Volume 1: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on Titus, 1-2 Timothy and 1-3 John. InterVarsity Press, 2006. Review by Raymond F. Collins, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007.
• The Text This Week's Study Resources for the General Epistles and Revelation.