Streett, Daniel R. <br/><br/>
They went out from us  the identity of the opponents in First John 
Daniel R. Streett 
 - XVIII, 462 S. 
 - Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche / Beihefte  177 .
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and index  Zugl.: Diss., 2008 
<br/><br/> Most interpreters of 1, 2, 3 John believe that the author's opponents advocated gnostic or progressive doctrines that denied the humanity of Jesus Christ. The author argues that the opponents are former Jewish-Christians who have left the community to return to the synagogue after renouncing their belief that Jesus is the Jewish Messiah.  Options for identifying the opponents of 1 John --  The methodology of mirror-reading --  1 John 2:18-27 : Jesus is the messiah --  1 John 4:1-6 : Jesus is the messiah in the flesh --  1 John 5:6-12 : three witnesses to Jesus the messiah --  2 John 4-11 : the teaching about the messiah. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>978-3-11-024771-8  hardcover 23 x 15,5 : alk. paper 978-3-11-024771-8 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Johannesbrief_1<br/>Geistlicher Kampf<br/>Gegner<br/>Sozialgeschichtliche Exegese<br/>Messias<br/>Christologie<br/>Urchristentum<br/>Judentum