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See my fuller review on my blog Spoiled Milks (02/04/19).
At the beginning of each new section, Thompson summarizes the main ideas of the text before examining a verse or two up close. The whole commentary is under 170 pages. That may seem short, but she uses her space efficiently.
In her introduction Thompson writes that the Elder John is writing to fix theological conflicts and social rifts in the house churches over which he has pastoral responsibility. The issue at hand was "on the nature and implications of salvation" (15). Some who left the community (2:19) that those who were "children of God" attained such a spiritual status that you no longer sinned. They attained a perfect righteousness and were already like Jesus. This downplays the significance of Christ's atonement since they would no longer need forgivenessl "being 'children of God' makes no demands on the way they live (2:6)" (15). 1 and 2 John are concerned with doctrinal disputes over the person and work of Christ. These matters define how believers should and ought to live.
Pastors, students, Bible study leaders, and laypeople would enjoy this book. It is easy reading, sharp, and incisive. I've had a tough time finding good commentaries in 1-3 John. I wish that I would have had Thompson's volume when I had my Bible study on 1 John. It would have been a much better study. If you wanted to pair Thompson with a larger, exegetical commentary, you could go with Jobes (ZECNT).
