| − | '''III John''' is a book of the [[Bible]]. It was written by [[John]] between A.D. 85 and A.D. 95.<ref>''The Holy Bible, Today's New International Version'', Zondervan (2007)</ref> It was written to John's friend [[Gaius]]. It is the second shortest book in the Bible, with only 14 verses. John wrote this book to: | + | '''III John''' is a book of the [[Bible]]. It was written to John's friend [[Gaius]]. It is the shortest book in the Bible, with only 14 verses. |
| | + | The author identifies himself as John, historically considered to be the [[Apostle John]], who also wrote the [[Gospel of John]] along with [[II John]], [[III John]] and the [[Book of Revelation]]. Liberal theologians disagree, conceding only that all three epistles were likely written by the same person. |