The First Letter of John

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The First Letter of John

The Church traditionally attributes the Three Letters of St. John to John son of Zebedee, one of Jesus' Twelve Apostles and the brother of the Apostle James Zebedee. According to tradition, St. John became the Bishop of Ephesus in Asia Minor and the other churches in the Roman province of Asia mentioned in Revelation Chapters 2-3. It was at Ephesus that he wrote the Fourth Gospel and the three Letters. The Letters share many distinctively Johannine phrases and vocabulary with frequent contrasts of opposites common to John's Gospel. It is noteworthy that, in the canon of New Testament Scripture, only the Letters of 1 and 2 John mention the evil entity who is the enemy of Jesus and His Church, calling him the Antichrist, and those influenced by him as "antichrists." References for the course are found in the Course Bibliography. The Lesson for the week will posted on Tuesday before each class date.

Lesson Number	Chapters	Description	Handouts
Lesson 1	Introduction Chapter 1	PART I: The Prologue PART II: God is Light	Handouts
Lesson 2	Chapter 2	PART II: God is Light Continued	Handouts
Lesson 3	Chapters 3-4	PART II: God is Light Concluded and PART III: Love for One Another	Handouts
Lesson 4	Chapter 5	PART III: Love for One Another Concluded and PART IV: The Epilogue	Handouts