Jefferson's Bible

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Whoever wrote the Gospel of John also wrote 1, 2 and 3 John and obviously lived at the time of Jesus and was close to him.  This is evident in reading the first four verses of 1 John.

1 John 1English Standard Version (ESV)

The Word of Life
1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— 2 the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us— 3 that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. 4 And we are writing these things so that our[a] joy may be complete.

No, Lek, no. I asked two questions, neither of which you gave a proper answer to. All you did was post a passage that doesn't really show that it was written by John and not someone else.

I think one could make a fair case that at least 1 John comes from the community of believers for whom the fourth Gospel was written. But I don't think one can go much further than that. I certainly don't jump to the conclusion that the authors are the same person. Then again, I'm not desperate to avoid admitting that much of my holy book comes down to hearsay.