TY - BOOK AU - Alexander,Neil TI - The Epistles of John: introduction and commentary T2 - Torch Bible commentaries AV - BS2805.3 .A4 U1 - 227.9407 PY - 1962/// CY - New York PB - Macmillan KW - Bible KW - Epistles of John KW - Commentaries KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references (page 15); The First Epistle of John -- The nature of 1 John -- Its authorship -- The date of the epistle -- Its occasion and purpose -- Its structure -- The false teaching opposed in 1 John -- Prologue (1:1-4) -- God is light (1:5--2:28) -- Life (2:29--4:6) -- God is love (4:7--5:4a) -- The true God (5.4b--21) -- The Second and Third Epistles of John -- 2 John -- The greeting (1-3) -- The entreaty and the commandment (4-6) -- The warning (7-11) -- The conclusion (12-13) -- 3 John -- Greetings from the elder (1-4) -- The host to the missionaries (5-8) -- The letter to the church (9a) -- The lover of pre-eminence (9b-11) -- The embodiment of the truth -- Final greetings ER -