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This set of detailed commentaries provides valuable exegetical, historical, cultural, and linguistic information on the original text. Over the years this series has been instrumental in shedding light on the Scriptures so that translators all over the world could complete the important task of putting God's Word into the many languages spoken in the world today. Over the years church leaders...

The Elder The term “the elder” indicates a position of authority. This agrees with the fact that the writer presents himself as a person who has authority over one or more Christian groups or congregations. The origin of this authority lies in his belonging to the group of “eyewitnesses,” see the Introduction to 1 John. In the Christian literature of the first centuries the title “the elder” seems to have been used for one who had been with Jesus, as a disciple or follower of his, although not necessarily
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