Description: The address in 2 John 1 to "an elect lady" has long puzzled commentators and so is widely held to be a metaphorical personification for a Christian church. This study demonstrates that the Greek text underlying the address has been corrupted, and that the letter is actually addressed to a named woman.
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Lincoln H. Blumell is a full professor in the Department of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University. He holds graduate degrees from the University of Calgary, University of Oxford, and University of Toronto. He specializes in New Testament and early Christianity, and Greek and Coptic papyrology and epigraphy. He has published four books and over ninety articles.