2 John Written
- Dates
- 91 AD
The style of 2 John (as with 1 John) points to John, the disciple of Jesus, as the author. The date of writing is probably in the early 90s and fits with John's description of himself ("the elder"). It was written to warn about false teachers.
In detail
It seems probable that this letter was written after the first epistle, and, if John be accepted as the author, soon after the first letter, in view of the apostle's age. The additional factor brought to light by the second epistle is that false teachers were taking advantage of Christian hospitality to disseminate erroneous doctrine.