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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Main Author: Tam, Josaphat C. 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Peeters 2014
In: Biblica
Year: 2014, Volume: 95, Issue: 4, Pages: 570-588
Further subjects:B Nicodemus pericope
B John 2,23-25
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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.
ISSN:2385-2062
Contains:Enthalten in: Biblica