John 1:3–4 — “Without Him Was Not Anything Made That Was Made”: Where Should the Sentence Break?

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: John 1:3–4Received reading: “Without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life.”Principal competing reading: “Apart from him not one thing came to be. What came to be in him was life.”Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging;...

John 1:34 — The Son of God or the Chosen One of God? John’s Testimony

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: John 1:34Received reading: “This is the Son of God.”Principal competing reading: “This is the Chosen One of God.”Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review remains pending.At the climax of John the Baptist’s testimony, the...

John 1:18 — “The Only Begotten Son” or “the Only Begotten God”?

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: John 1:18Received reading: “The only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father.”Principal competing reading: “The only begotten God,” with further subreadings involving the article.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent...

John 1:13 — “Which Were Born” or “Who Was Born”? Regeneration and an Ancient Christological Reading

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: John 1:13Received reading: “Which were born … of God,” with a plural relative pronoun and verb.Principal competing reading: An ancient minority form reads, “who was born … of God,” in the singular.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging;...

Luke 24:42 — “A Piece of a Broiled Fish, and of an Honeycomb”

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: Luke 24:42Received reading: “A piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.”Principal competing reading: “A piece of broiled fish,” without the honeycomb.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review remains pending.“They gave...