The Gospel and Letters of John, Volume 3: Commentary on the Three Johannine Letters (Biblia.com)

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Many of the most serious problems involved with interpreting John are due to the complex history of the Gospel's composition. Engaging the entire range of these problems, von Wahlde exposes each of the distinct stages—and literary strata—in the Johannine tradition and shows how each represents a theological development beyond earlier stages. The result is not only the first "genetic" commentary...

primarily in terms of distinguishing true from false prophets. In spite of the obvious association of “spirit” and “prophecy,” I do not see a special significance in the appearance of the term “false prophets.” The term appears only here in the Johannine literature and even here is paralleled with “Antichrist.” We have seen that in 1 John words associated with falsehood are common (see at 1:6) since they represent the opposite of truth, which is the quality associated with God. Together these factors

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