1 2 & 3 John: Evangelical Exegetical CommentaryIn 1, 2 & 3 John, Gary Derickson explores how John communicates his pastoral concerns in his three epistles. Interacting with the most recent scholarship, Derickson focuses on John's message and concerns rather than following the common theory of a Johannine school and secessionist polemic. He distinguishes pastoral and polemical elements within John's message and recognizes John's own assessment of his readers' faith. By encouraging his readers to