T he Third Epistle of John (3 John) is the shortest book in the New Testament, with a word count of 219 words in the original Greek, though it has more verses than 2 John.It is also the only New ...

In May 1787 Burns composed this epistle for the historian Mr William Tytler (1711 - 1793). The verses were inspired by Tytler's publication, An Historical and Critical Enquiry into the Evidence ...