Commentaries on 1, 2, & 3 John
A list of the best commentaries on 1, 2, & 3 John ranked by scholars, journal reviws, and site users. You can find the best commentary on 1, 2, & 3 John for you using the tools on the right side.
Top 3
The Letters of John. PNTC. Eerdmans, 2000.
The Gospel Coalition
Kruse draws extensively on the contemporary discussion to shed light on John’s meaning, and he goes into depth with numerous excurses. more
Phillip J. Long
Cruse beings his commentary by suggesting a plausible scenario for the production of these letters. more
The Epistles of John. AYB. Yale University Press, 1982.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
Massive commentary (over 800 pages) by the most influential Roman Catholic biblical scholar of the twentieth century (taking a moderately critical approach). more
Tim Challies
This is a massive and dense work that will reward the diligent researcher and nicely complement Brown’s huge two-commentary volume on the gospel of John. more
Phillip J. Long
Along with his commentary on the Gospel of John and his Introduction to the Gospel of John (completed by Maloney after Brown’s death), this commentary is one of the most significant contributions to the study of the Johannine literature in the twentieth century. more
The Epistles of John. NICNT. Eerdmans, 1978.
James Kerns
A solid commentary that handles issues with grace and humility like few commentators do. more
New and Notable
The Letters of John (2nd ed.). PNTC. Eerdmans, 2020.
Michael Bird's Blog
Veteran Paul and John scholar, Colin Kruse (emeritus professor of Melbourne School of Theology), offers a welcomed update to his original 2000 publication. more
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Forthcoming Commentaries
| Year | Author | Title | Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| forthcoming 2025 | Do, Toan | Johannine Epistles | Contextual Critical Commentary |
| forthcoming 2024 | Ok, Janette H. | The Letters of John | New International Commentary on the New Testament |
| forthcoming 2023 | Watson, Duane F. | The Letters of John | New Cambridge Bible Commentary |
| forthcoming | Ciampa, Roy E. | 1, 2, and 3 John | Tyndale New Testament Commentaries |
| forthcoming | Edwards, Dennis R. | 1, 2, and 3 John | Bible in God's World Commentary |
| forthcoming | Guardiola-Sáenz, Leticia A. | 1, 2, 3 John | Wisdom Commentary Series |
| forthcoming | Hill, Wesley | The Johannine Epistles | International Theological Commentary (T&T Clark) |
| forthcoming | Hopkins, Jamal-Dominique | 1, 2, and 3 John | Word and Spirit Commentary on the New Testament |
| forthcoming | Jones, Hywel R. | 1, 2, 3 John | Lectio Continua Expository Commentary on the New Testament |
| forthcoming | Lösel, Steffen | Johannine Epistles | Belief: Theological Commentary on the Bible |
| forthcoming | Mburu, Elizabeth | 1, 2, and 3 John | Word Biblical Commentary |
| forthcoming | McNutt, Jennifer Powell | 1–2 Peter, 1–3 John, Jude | Reformation Commentary on Scripture |
| forthcoming | Root, Michael | Letters of John | Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible |
| forthcoming | Yieh, John | 1, 2, and 3 John | Illuminations Commentary Series |