“God Was Manifest” in the Canonical Context
Θεός produces an explicit confession of the incarnation, fits the grammar, and agrees with Scripture’s repeated identification of Christ as God. Canonical harmony is not a substitute for…
Open record →Category: The Line That Vanished
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Reverence, Economy, and Superstition
Sacred contractions undeniably save space, but economy does not explain why Christians selected God, Lord, Jesus, and Christ. The evidence points first to reverence—and warns how reverence can…
Open record →Could “Who” Begin with Faded Ink?
A fading theta can become an omicron to the eye. That supplies a credible route from θεός to ὅς—but the hypothesis must not be exaggerated into a claim…
Open record →Woide and Scrivener After the Damage
Woide reportedly saw the trace in 1765 but not in 1785. Scrivener saw a faint remnant in 1861. Their testimony makes deterioration part of the textual evidence.
Open record →Wettstein Changed His Mind
The strongest historical objection came from a scholar who first acknowledged the fine stroke and later denied it. Wettstein’s reversal must be heard fairly—but it does not erase…
Open record →Mill, Berriman, and the Vanishing Line
In 1707 John Mill changed his first judgment after closer inspection. In 1741 Henry Berriman used magnification and sunlight and reported part of the older stroke. These are…
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