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General Resources for 1 John
(Check the Scripture Index
for links and study resources pertaining to specific pericopes)
 | Introductions, Overviews & General Resources:
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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. |
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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. |
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"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. |
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"The
Johannine Epistles," in An
Introduction to the New Testament by Richard Heard. Full text of
book online at Religion Online. |
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| Commentary, Exegesis, Studies, etc.:
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1 John, Geneva Study Bible, 1599. |
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1 John, Matthew Henry Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1706. |
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1 John, John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament. |
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1 John, Wesley's Notes, c 1760. |
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1 John, Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and
Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871. |
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1 John, People's New Testament, 1891. |
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The Tests of Life, a Study of the First Epistle of St John, Robert Law,
1913. |
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1 John, Scofield Reference Notes, 1917. |
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1 John, John Gill's Exposition of the Bible. |
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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. |
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First Letter of John, verse by verse commentary, Robert Nguyen Cramer,
BibleTexts.com. |
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1 John,
Expository Notes,
Dr. Thomas L. Constable, Dallas
Theological Seminary, 2005 edition. |
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Free Bible
Commentary, John and 1, 2, and 3 John Dr. Bob
Utley, Professor of Hermeneutics, East Texas Baptist University. |
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| Articles and Background: |
| 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. |
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| Reviews:
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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. |
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Review: John Painter,
1,
2, and 3 John. Liturgical Press, 2002. Review by Andrea Spatafora in
The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2003.
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
| Watt, Jan G. van der, An
Introduction to the Johannine Gospel and Letters. T&T Clark,
2007.
Reviews by D.A. Carson and Tom Thatcher, Review of Biblical Literature,
2008. |
| 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. |
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| The Text This Week's Study Resources for
the General Epistles and Revelation.
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