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The Second Epistle of John, often referred to as Second John and often written 2 John, is a book of the New Testament attributed to John the Evangelist, traditionally thought to be the author of the Gospel of John and the other two epistles of John. == Composition == The language of this epistle is remarkably similar to 3 John. It is therefore suggested by a few that a single author composed both of these letters. The traditional view contends that all the letters are by the hand of John the apostle, and the linguistic structure, special vocabulary, and polemical issues all lend toward this theory.〔John Painter, ''1, 2, and 3 John (Sacra Pagina)'', Volume 18 of Sacra Pagina, Liturgical Press, 2008. p 57-59〕 Also significant is the clear warning against paying heed to those who say that Jesus was not a flesh-and-blood figure: "For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh." This establishes that, from the time the epistle was first written, there were those who had docetic Christologies, believing that the human person of Jesus was actually pure spirit.〔James Leslie Houlden, ''Johannine epistles'', Black's New Testament commentaries, Edition 2, Continuum International Publishing Group, 1994. pp 139 – 140〕 Alternatively, the letter's acknowledgment and rejection of gnostic theology may reveal a later date of authorship than orthodox Christianity claims. This can not be assured by a simple study of the context. Gnosticism's beginnings and its relationship to Christianity is poorly dated, due to an insufficient corpus of literature relating the first interactions between the two religions. It vehemently condemns such anti-corporeal attitudes, which also indicates that those taking such unorthodox positions were either sufficiently vocal, persuasive, or numerous enough to warrant rebuttal in this form. Adherents of gnosticism were most numerous during the second and third centuries.〔Cf. Bart D. Ehrman. ''Lost Christianities''. Oxford University press, 2003, p.116-126〕 Thus, in regard to this matter and this document, either one of two explanations is commonly held: * Docetic and/or gnostic teachings were prevalent quite early in the history of Christianity, and these views were considered heretical and dangerous by the proto-orthodox Christian church. * A late date of the composition (which often accompanies assertions of pseudepigraphal attribution). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Second Epistle of John」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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