The Letters of John

'And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us' - 1 John 3:23. The Letters of John have a message of perennial importance for the church: that both right belief and love for fellow believers are non-negotiable and a vital part of what it means to follow Jesus Christ. In this entirely new commentary Roy Ciampa teases out the meaning and message of these three epistles, to help the reader understand the meaning of these letters and make their message plain. Tyndale Commentaries are designed to help the reader of the Bible understand what the text says and what it means. The Introduction to each book gives a concise but thorough treatment of its authorship, date, original setting, and purpose. Following a structural Analysis, the Commentary takes the book section by section, drawing out its main themes, and also comments on individual verses and problems of interpretation. Additional Notes provide fuller discussion of particular difficulties.