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...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: John 7:53–8:11Received reading: The passage is read as part of John’s Gospel despite its distinctive narrative vocabulary.Principal competing reading: Lexical statistics and style are used to classify it as non-Johannine tradition.Editorial status:...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: John 7:8Received reading: “I go not up yet unto this feast.”Principal competing reading: “I am not going up to this feast,” without “yet.”Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review remains pending. “Go ye up unto this feast:...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: John 7:39Received reading: “The Holy Ghost was not yet given,” with πνεῦμα ἅγιον.Principal competing reading: “The Spirit was not yet,” without the adjective “holy.”Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review remains...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: John 7:53–8:11Received reading: John 7:53–8:11 stands after John 7:52 as twelve verses of the Gospel.Principal competing reading: The passage is omitted, bracketed, marked, or placed elsewhere in portions of the tradition.Editorial status: Preliminary record...
