Fairy Tale Spotlight: John I [Book Review]

What even is this? Another book of "John?" Didn't I review that back at the Gospels?  Why don't I remember this existing?

"John I" is the sixty-second book of the "Holy Bible," and it was written by John, the same John who wrote the aforementioned gospel. It's a bit repetitive, but there's some interesting stuff in this one.

This is the very first time in the entire Bible where the word "antichrist" appears, but its not necessarily referring to the one you have heard about. In the context of the book, he isn't talking about the Antichrist, but rather a or many antichrists. Essentially he means false prophets. I spent a bit of time scratching my head before I came to that conclusion. John uses the word quite a lot, but much of that has to do with how unbearably repetitive he is in this book.

The passion from the gospel he wrote is still here, but John is now an apostle and writing his letters, as you do when you become an apostle. I'd say he is a bit better at writing raw narratives than he is preaching through a letter, but it's not as bad as I am probably making it sound. I'm just nitpicking mostly.

Much of the book has to do with the very idea that God the Father had to give his Son in order to make things right, and the  significance of that is rather staggering to John. The man is obsessed with the doctrine. He talks about hypocrisy in people who claim to serve God, but they don't seem to be following the ways of Christ. The big example he repeats all the time is to say they serve Christ but they hate their brother. The two can't exist at the same time. Makes sense.

The repetitive nature of this book makes me think that John may have been frustrated with people. He may have been overstating things because people have a tendency to not understand unless its banged into their brains. It's really too bad, if that's the case. Even so, this is the Holy Spirit who is talking through John, and repetition is not a stranger to that particular part of the Trinity.

"John I" is about a 15 minute read, and it covers much of what was already dealt with in previous books. It isn't as well written as his gospel, but it's still worth a read if you can spare that small amount of time. Enjoy.

This blog was written on March 10, 2022.

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