1, 2, 3 John: Redemption’s Certainty

by John D. Hannah

John is known as ‘the disciple whom Jesus loved’. He was under our Saviour’s teaching and care for three years. He leaned against Christ’s chest at the last supper and witnessed the crucifixion. Who better then to write about the love of Jesus than the one who had such first–hand experience of it? In these three letters, John is passing on the impact of these experiences to people he loves, tenderly encouraging them to see past their failings and focus on the promises available in Christ.
John Hannah opens up the letters of John to show the simple message of freedom from guilt contained within.

272 pages, Paperback

Published February 3, 2017

Reviews

[Duke Revard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Greatly enjoyed learning again from my most beloved Professor. Dr. Hannah has a brilliant mind (other theologians/academics regularly pick his brain to fact check their own writing) but most importantly he has a deeply pastoral heart. There is so much to gain by sitting with this commentary.

[Dan · Rating 5 out of 5]

While the Apostle John wrote five book in the New Testament, the three most books are the Gospel according to John, Revelation and 1st John. Unfortunately this leaves the rest of his epistles largely unread. The most common reason for this is their brevity, with 2 and 3 John being a single chapter each. This breeds the misplaced notion that they do not have enough girth to make the effort of studying.

In Christian Focus’ newest volume of the magnificent Focus on the Bible series 1, 2, 3 John by John D. Hannah. In this volume Hannah demonstrates not only why the erroneous mentality towards 2 and 3 John is wrong but also why it is so dangerous for the church to ignore them. Hannah does this by diving into each of these epistles with the same determination, to show Christ from every corner of scripture. He accomplishes this feat in this volume with great vigor.

With this in mind this commentary is very easy to read devotional like commentary on the text as well as potent application for the reader. While admittedly Hannah does spend a considerable amount of time on 1 John, it is the longest epistle out of the three. Yet does this without adding large technical sections, which is a breath of fresh air to other commentaries currently on the market aimed at these epistles.

As with all commentaries in the Focus on the Bible series, the introductory matters are largely kept to a minimum and while there is no verse by verse exposition, the section by section approach is still a worthwhile technique. This commentary is also up-to-date and is applicable not only to the laymen but to the pastor as well. That is why I recommend this text to any laymen as a wonderful devotional and to the pastor as a great introduction to the epistles with a lot of application helpful for sermon preparation.

This book was provided to me free of charge from Christian Focus Publishing in exchange for an unbiased, honest review.

1, 2, 3 John: Redemption's Certainty (Focus On the Bible)

© 2017 by John D. Hannah

Publisher: Christian Focus Publishing

Page Count: 272 Pages

ISBN: 978-1433676178