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1 John was written by John. He also wrote 2 and 3 John. The existence of 1 John is shown in 1 Clement the Didache, Popias, and Polycorb. By the first quarter of the second century Irenaeus and Clement of Alexandria during the later second century speak of the letters as coming from John. 1 John was written to counter early forms of 'gnosticism' beingsaid by people who were once church members but had walked away from the group. John grew up in Galilee, most likely in Bethsaida. John's father Zebedee was a wealthy fisherman. His mother was Salome. John was an early disciple of John the Baptist. He followed Jesus after his baptism...