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;...
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...
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...
