This event is said to have occurred around ten to twenty years after the gospel had been produced. Although not directly after it, it is still known to be historically significant and important to our understanding of the effects of the Bible. It can best be described as the division of the Johannine community. This… Continue reading →
The historical moment happens after the production of the Gospel. It is that the Johannine community was divided into two groups. Ehrman states that “the author of 1 John indicates that a faction from within the community has split off from the rest of the group and left in a huff. Johannine community seems to… Continue reading →
About ten to twenty years after the production of the gospel, the Johannine community confronted a new controversy that led to conflict and factionalism within the group. Members of the Johannine community experienced a major crisis through a misunderstanding in which they had expected that their leader would not die before the coming of the… Continue reading →
