Title: Chapter 08: Fill-in-the-blank/Short Answer Questions: The Johannine Letters
Course: Engaging the Christian Scriptures Instructor's Manual

Q: How did the Johannine letters get their name?
- they were named after John because of their association with the Gospel of John; all four of these texts probably originated in the same Christian community (they were named after John because of their association with the Gospel of John; all four of these texts probably originated in the same Christian community)

Q: What did Docetism teach?
- that Jesus Christ only seemed to be human (that Jesus Christ only seemed to be human)

Q: If the Johannine letters circulated together as one “package,” then __ John is a letter of commendation for the letter-bearer, __ John is the cover letter that prepares the whole church to hear the main teaching, and __ John is the written sermon that presents the elder’s teaching.
- 3; 2; 1 (3; 2; 1)

Q: In 1 John, what is the best way to understand “love”?
- fidelity or loyalty to the community and its christological tradition (fidelity or loyalty to the community and its christological tradition)