The Epistles of John /by I. Howard Marshall.

Marshall, I. Howard,

The Epistles of John /by I. Howard Marshall. - Grand Rapids : Eerdmans, (c)1978. - xvii, 274 pages ; 22 cm. - The New international commentary on the New Testament .



The situation and character of 2 and 3 John -- The situation of 1 John -- The structure of 1 John -- Theories of rearrangement and redaction -- Relationships between the Johannine writings -- The authorship of the epistles -- The early history of the epistles in the church -- The thought of the epistles -- Address and greeting -- Living in truth and love -- Beware of false teaching -- Final words and greetings -- Address and greeting -- The writer praises Gaius -- The writer denounces Diotrephes -- The writer praises Demetrius -- Final words and greetings -- Prologue : the Word of life -- Walking in the light -- Keeping his commands -- The new status of believers and their relation to the world -- A warning against antichrists -- The hope of God's children -- The sinlessness of God's children -- Brotherly love as the mark of the Christian -- Assurance and obedience -- The Spirit of truth and falsehood -- God's love and our love -- Assurance and Christian love -- The true faith confirmed -- Christian certainties.



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Bible.--Epistles of John--Commentaries.

BS2805 / .E657 1978 BS2805