Second Epistle Of John

The Second Epistle of John is a book of the New Testament. Although the author of this epistle, the previous and the next does not give his name, the language is so similar to that of John the Apostle is supposed that it was he who wrote all three.

Background of the Second Epistle of John

At the time the Apostle John wrote his epistle, communication was very effective in the Roman Empire. It certainly was not as efficient as today, but she knew all along something that was hitherto unmatched in the history of mankind. People communicate using messengers on horseback, they can freely borrow enough roads of the Roman Empire because of their greater safety provided by the Roman legions. John Stott in his commentary on the Epistles of John says:

The establishment and consolidation of the Roman Empire made trips around the world inhabited much easier and safer than it had ever been before. They were facilitated by the major roads that were building the Romans and the " pax romana "that kept their legions, as well as by a language understood by all See also

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