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''II John'' is a [[book]] in the [[New Testament]].  It is one of the five biblical books which consists of a single chapter in the modern Bible, and is only 298 words long.  It takes less than 3 minutes to read aloud.

''II John'' is a [[book]] in the [[New Testament]].  It is one of the five biblical books which consists of a single chapter in the modern Bible, and is only 298 words long.  It takes less than 3 minutes to read aloud.

This letter was probably written in about 90 A.D. from Ephesus.<ref>http://www.biblecharts.org/thebible/interestingfactsaboutsecondjohn.pdf</ref>  Some speculate that II John was a sort of cover letter for I John, while others say the two were clearly meant for different audiences.<ref>https://www.biblegateway.com/resources/commentaries/IVP-NT/2John/2-John</ref>

This letter was probably written in about 90 A.D. from Ephesus.<ref>http://www.biblecharts.org/thebible/interestingfactsaboutsecondjohn.pdf</ref>  Some speculate that II John was a sort of cover letter for I John, while others say the two were clearly meant for different audiences.<ref>https://www.biblegateway.com/resources/commentaries/IVP-NT/2John/2-John</ref> II John apparently was authored by the same person who wrote [[III John]], because he identified himself as "the Elder" in each (but not in [[I John]]).

The author identifies himself as John, historically considered to be the [[Apostle John]], who also wrote the [[Gospel of John]] along with [[I John]], [[III John]] and the [[Book of Revelation]].  Liberal theologians disagree, conceding only that all three epistles were likely written by the same person.

The author identifies himself as John, historically considered to be the [[Apostle John]], who also wrote the [[Gospel of John]] along with [[I John]], [[III John]] and the [[Book of Revelation]].  Liberal theologians disagree, conceding only that all three epistles were likely written by the same person.