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The general epistles are those that are addressed to the general, catholic (universal) Christian Church at large, and not to any specified church in a particular geographic locality (such as the letters to the Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, etc.).
The seven general epistles are: James, 1 & 2 Peter, 1,2,3 John and Jude.
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For more great commentaries on the General Epistles check:
Commentaries on All the Epistles, Commentaries on the Whole New Testament
& Whole Bible Commentaries
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Subsections
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
Letters of John
. 1 John
. 2 John
. 3 John
Jude
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Order of Contents 6+
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Commentaries on All the Catholic Epistles
1500’s
Luther, Martin – The Catholic Epistles in Luther’s Works ed. Jaroslav Pelikan (St. Louis: Concordia, 1967), vol. 30 355 pp. ToC
Calvin, John – Commentary on the General Epistles (1551)
“Reprinted from the 1551 edition, these old, but helpful comments are enlightening and edifying.” – Cyril J. Barber
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1700’s
Benson, George – A Paraphrase & Notes on the Seven Catholic Epistles, Attempted in Imitation of Mr. Locke’s Manner (London: Waugh, 1756) 747 pp. ToC
Benson (1699-1762) was initially a fervent and orthodox Presbyterian, but came to hold Socinian views (which are very unorthodox). Read with caution.
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1800’s
Lange’s Commentary – Commentary
** “In his comment on the First Epistle of John, Dr. Braune teaches baptismal regeneration in a very decided manner. This plague-spot of sacramentarianism should put the reader on his guard.” – Spurgeon
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1900’s
Erdman, Charles – The General Epistles (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1918) 190 pp. ToC
“Practical and devotional comments defending the Johnannine authorship, upholding the deity of Christ, maintaining a belief in a personal anti-Christ, and furnishing the reader with a clear exposition of each epistle. Commendable.” – Cyril J. Barber
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The Early Church
ed. Bray, Gerald – Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: James, 1-2 Peter, 1-3 John, Jude Pre Buy (IVP Academic, 2000) 300 pp. ToC
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