It is interesting to see how important understanding the Gnostic thought is to interpreting 1 John. John's main adversary was Gnostic, and his first letter is primarily an anti-Gnostic epistle. David John Marotta, Medical Center Computing, Stacey Hall Univ of Virginia (804) 982-3718 wrk INTERNET: djm5g@virginia.edu Box 512 Med Cntr (804) 924-5261 msg BITNET: djm5g@virginia C'ville VA 22908 (804) 296-7209 fax IBM US: usuvarg8