James and 1, 2, 3 JohnJames and 1 John are written as epistles to Christians in general (i. e., not as letters to a particular church in, for example, Rome or Ephesus). 2 John and 3 John were penned to particular individuals. Each of these four books was written by an apostle we encounter often in the pages of the New Testament; men who played large roles in the life and growth of the early Church. Each of these four epistles is unique within the New Testament canon, and