Setting & Background
Türkiye
John was the only apostle to be present at this event.
Crucifixion
One of the common themes found in both 1 John and the Gospel of John.
Light, Sin, Eternity, Love, Community / Fellowship
1 John begins by using a "Metaphor" in describing God as this.
Light
The author of 2 John is identified as this.
The Elder
This ancient empire ruled during the time when the epistles were written.
Roman Empire
Prior to writing the epistles, John was exiled on this island.
Patmos
When the church assigns reading years A, B, and C to the gospels, the Gospel of John is read in this year.
A, B, and C
John describes Jesus using a term used in legal circles as someone who can plead for us on our behalf.
Advocate
The author of 3 John is identified as this.
The Elder
Artemis or Diana
Unlike the other apostles, John is thought to have died in this manner.
Naturally or of old age.
While our Bibles list the epistles in numerical order 1,2,3, scholars think this is the order in which they were written.
3,2,1
When John uses the term "commandments", he is not referring to this.
The Ten Commandments or Mosaic Law
Not only was Diotrephes putting himself first, he was not doing this to people John had sent.
Welcoming them or being hospitable
Epicureanism or Stoicism
In terms of his age relative to the other apostles, John was this.
While the bible mentions sin, iniquity, and transgression, this one means "to fail" or "miss the goal".
1 John is the only book in the New Testament to use this term to describe someone who does not accept the apostle's teaching of Christ.
Antichrist
2nd & 3rd John are thought to have been written around this year (+ or - 10 years).
100 AD