3 John

• DatesAbout AD 90–110 (debated)
• GenreGeneral Letters
• Authorship“The elder”; identity debated
• TimelineEarly Church
• Key texts3 John 1–15
• Read the text3 John in the World English Bible
• Covered in classSession 4

What the sources say, and how sure we are

• The text says

  The elder commends Gaius for his hospitality to traveling missionaries and criticizes Diotrephes for refusing to welcome them.3 John 5–10

• Debated

  See 2 John for the identity of the elder.