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Third John is the shortest book of the Bible by word count, [4] though 2 John has fewer verses. [5] 3 John has 15 verses in the critical SBL Greek New Testament text, [6] or 14 in the Textus Receptus. [7] It is the only New Testament book which does not contain the names "Jesus" or "Christ".
He also refers to 2 John, 3 John, and 2 Peter [112] but notes that all three were suspected to be forgeries. [112] Origen may have also considered other writings to be "inspired" that were rejected by later authors, including the Epistle of Barnabas, Shepherd of Hermas, and 1 Clement. [122] "Origen is not the originator of the idea of biblical ...
John 3:13 can be seen as a direct answer to Proverbs 30:4, with Jesus asserting His unique authority and divine origin, bridging the gap between human and divine wisdom. The context of this dialogue with Nicodemus, a wise Pharisee, underscores the transition from human wisdom to divine revelation, moving from the title "Son of Man" to "Son of God."
The First Epistle of John stands out from the others due to its form, but they're united by language, style, contents, themes, and worldview. [9] The Second and Third Epistles of John are composed as regular greco-roman letters, with greetings and endings, while the First Epistle of John lacks such characteristic markings and instead resembles a sermon or an exhoratory speech.
The first supposed witness to Johannine theology among the Fathers of the Church is in Ignatius of Antioch, whose Letter to the Philippians some claim references John 3:8 [13] and alludes to John 10:7-9 [14] and John 14:6, [15] but none of these are direct quotations or contain information exclusive to John.
For John, Jesus's town of origin is irrelevant, for he comes from beyond this world, from God the Father. [100] While John makes no direct mention of Jesus's baptism, [96] [92] he does quote John the Baptist's description of the descent of the Holy Spirit as a dove, as happens at Jesus's baptism in the Synoptics.
Irenaeus (died c. 202) quotes and cites 21 books that would end up as part of the New Testament, but does not use Philemon, Hebrews, James, 2 Peter, 3 John and Jude. [12] By the early 3rd century, Origen of Alexandria may have been using the same 27 books as in the modern New Testament, though there were still disputes over the canonicity of ...
Origen, writing in the 3rd century, was one of the first who made remarks about differences between manuscripts of texts that were eventually collected as the New Testament. In John 1:28, he preferred "Bethabara" over "Bethany" as the location where John was baptizing (Commentary on John VI.40 (24)).