When Papyri and Codices Speak: Revisiting John 2,23-25
This paper revisits the role of John 2,23-25 in its literary and manuscript context. Contrary to many Johannine commentators who take it as an introduction to the Nicodemus pericope, 2,23-25 should be linked more to the preceding context, not the following. This view is supported by evidence from th...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2014
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Biblica
Year: 2014, Volume: 95, Issue: 4, Pages: 570-588 |
| Further subjects: | B
Nicodemus pericope
B John 2,23-25 |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | This paper revisits the role of John 2,23-25 in its literary and manuscript context. Contrary to many Johannine commentators who take it as an introduction to the Nicodemus pericope, 2,23-25 should be linked more to the preceding context, not the following. This view is supported by evidence from the sense-unit delimitations observed in the Greek papyri and codices dated within ca. 300 years from the New Testament era. Viewed from a narrative perspective, 2,23-25 should be seen as an anticlimactic concluding remark connected to 1,35 – 2,22. |
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| ISSN: | 2385-2062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblica
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