Conflict and Community in the Johannine Letters

The three Johannine Letters present a number of very difficult problems regarding their authorship and historical background, as well as many passages that are obscurely written and difficult to translate and interpret. Nevertheless, they also have important insights to offer regarding the nature of...

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Main Author: Rensberger, David (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 2006
In: Interpretation
Year: 2006, Volume: 60, Issue: 3, Pages: 278-291
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Summary:The three Johannine Letters present a number of very difficult problems regarding their authorship and historical background, as well as many passages that are obscurely written and difficult to translate and interpret. Nevertheless, they also have important insights to offer regarding the nature of God, the meaning of the incarnation, and the importance and the difficulty of Christian community as a witness to and an expression of divine love.
ISSN:2159-340X
Contains:Enthalten in: Interpretation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/002096430606000304