IVP New Testament Commentary: 1-3 John

Available Platforms

• iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
• Android
• Windows Phone
• Windows Store
• Windows PC
• Windows Mobile
• Palm OS

About this Series

Pastors with a passion for sound exposition and scholars with a heart for pastoral leadership have joined forces to produce this exciting commentary series.

Each volume, informed by the best of up-to-date evangelical scholarship, presents passage-by-passage commentary based on the NIV along with background information on authorship, setting, theme and various interpretive issues. Seldom have such readable commentary and reliable research helps been available together! Preachers, teachers, students and other individuals who want to dig deep into the heart of the New Testament will find an indispensable companion in the IVP New Testament Commentary Series.

About this Volume

This one-volume commentary on 1-3 John can also be purchased as part of a multi-volume set.

Students, pastors, Bible teachers and everyone who wants to understand the message of 1-3 John for the church will benefit from this excellent resource.

When to fight and when to compromise are not always easy choices to make. Stubbornly defending the truth can easily end up in arrogance that discredits the gospel, while too readily seeking middle ground can leave truth by the wayside.

Torn by conflict and marred by schism, the congregation to whom John addressed his letters stood in need of his strong exhortations to love and unity within the bounds of truth. His word to them is well suited to the church today, confronted by controversies within and without that challenge its ability and will to stand for the truth in a pluralistic society.

In this careful study of John's letters, readers will find an introduction that discusses the letters' occasion and purpose, authorship and date, order and theological themes. A passage-by-passage commentary follows that seeks to explain what each letter means for us today as well as what it meant for its original hearers.

Features

• Passage-by-passage exposition of the text which focuses on the relevance of 1-3 John teaching for the church today
• Based on the NIV Bible
• Valuable background information on 1-3 John
• Notes on exegetical issues separated from textual commentary

About the Author(s)

Marianne Meye Thompson (Ph.D., Duke University) is professor of New Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. She is also the author of The Humanity of Jesus in the Fourth Gospel.

System Requirements

Installed size (unless otherwise indicated): Approximately 349.875 KB. iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Requires iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad running iOS 5.0 or later. Download size: 349.875 KB. Android Requires Android OS 2.2 or later. Download size: 349.875 KB. Windows Phone Requires Windows Phone 7.5 or later. Download size: 349.875 KB. Windows Store Download size: 349.875 KB. Windows PC Requires Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7, or later. Download size: 746.375 KB. Windows Mobile Requires Pocket PC / Windows Mobile version 6.5 or earlier. Download size: 442.125 KB. Palm OS Requires Palm OS 5.0 or later. Download size: 485.875 KB.