- The writer was the apostle John.
- Two key words in the epistle: know and love
- Parallels to the gospel of John:
- Salutation: Both talk about the Word in the beginning
- Background:
- The heresies of Gnosticism and Docetism were influential at the time the letter was written (probably AD 90-95).
KS
February 10, 2013
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