John 7:53–8:2 — From the Mount of Olives to the Temple: Does the Narrative Join Naturally?

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: John 7:53–8:2Received reading: John 7:53–8:2 forms the opening movement of the pericope.Principal competing reading: John 7:52 is followed immediately by John 8:12, leaving the feast discourse uninterrupted.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for...

John 7:53–8:11 II — Early Fathers, Silence, and Positive Patristic Evidence

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: John 7:53–8:11Received reading: The narrative was known and cited as Gospel in substantial early Christian streams.Principal competing reading: Silence in important Greek commentators is taken as evidence that their copies lacked it.Editorial status:...

John 7:53–8:11 V — Alternative Locations in John and Luke: What Do the Transpositions Prove?

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: John 7:53–8:11Received reading: The pericope stands after John 7:52.Principal competing reading: It appears after John 7:36, 7:44, 21:25, or Luke 21:38 in limited branches.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review remains...

John 6:55 — Meat and Drink “Indeed” or “Truly”? The Competing Adjectives and Adverbs

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: John 6:55Received reading: “My flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed,” using ἀληθῶς.Principal competing reading: “My flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink,” using ἀληθής.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging;...

John 7:53–8:11 III — Lectionary Practice and the Church’s Public Reading of the Passage

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: John 7:53–8:11Received reading: The passage belongs after John 7:52 and was publicly read in the church’s lectionary life.Principal competing reading: Lectionary skipping and marginal signs are interpreted as evidence of textual doubt or...