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D. CANONICITY
The second and third epistles of John
were not recognized as Holy Scripture by
the church as quickly as John’s other
writings. This is mainly because the letters
took longer in becoming part of the
churches’ public reading programs because
of their brevity and their appearance as
merely private letters.13 But the internal
and external evidence is strong in favoring
canonicity of these letters.
E. OCCASION AND PURPOSE
You will observe these as you survey this
short epistle.


CHART 117: 2 JOHN: TRUTH AND THE
CHRISTIAN

XII. SURVEY OF 2 JOHN
1. Read this short letter a few times,
observing key words and phrases. Mark your
Bible as you read.
2. According to the text, what were some
of the conditions existing at this time that
occasioned the writing of the epistle? What
were some of John’s main purposes in
writing the letter?


3. Mark your Bible to show paragraph

beginnings at these verses: 1, 4, 7, 12. Read
the paragraphs and assign a title for each.
What is the main subject of each paragraph?
Is there an introduction and conclusion?
4. Compare the paragraphs starting with
verses four and seven.
5. Study the subject of truth from
paragraph to paragraph.
6. Study Chart 117. Compare its outlines
and solitary entries with observations you
have already made. For new items, refer to
the Bible text to justify the entries.
7. Note the title assigned to 2 John.
XIII. PROMINENT SUBJECTS OF 2 JOHN
Study the Bible text and record what John
teaches about each of these subjects: truth
(1-3); commandment (4-6); teaching (7-11).


XIV. THEME, KEY WORDS AND VERSES FOR 2 JOHN
What key words and verses do you
observe in 2 John? Compare these with the
ones shown on Chart 117.
In your own words, what is the theme of 2
John?
XV. APPLICATIONS OF 2 JOHN
Write a list of applications based on this
second letter of John. For example, what
does it mean for a Christian to walk in the
truth?

XVI. REVIEW QUESTIONS ON 2 JOHN
1. How is the author identi ed in the
text?
2. To whom was this letter sent?
3. When and where was it written?