Who wrote 1 John and what was his occupation?

Answer 1

A:It is traditional to believe that 1 John was written by the author of John's Gospel, so the first thing to recognise is that both 1 John and John's Gospel were originally anonymous and only attributed to the disciple John later in the second century. Scholars say that the Gospel could not have been written by an eyewitness to the events it portrays, thus ruling out John or any other disciple as its author. In fact, a careful analysis of John's Gospel shows that it was actually inspired by Luke's Gospel.

1 John and John's Gospel were certainly written in the same community, known today as the Johannine community because of the traditional association with John, and 1 John shows evidence of a split in the community.

Some scholars say that 1 John was written in 3 stratas and by various authors. Whether 1 John had a single author, a team of authors or was written over time, with the last stage being completed early in the second century, we do not know who the author or authors were. We therefore can never say what occupation the author had.