Link: The Comma Johanneum
Bill Mounce discusses the evidence that the added trinitarian formula in 1 John 5:7-8 is not original. This is a summary of well-known evidence, not breaking new ground, but is one of the clearest presentations I’ve seen.
Bill Mounce discusses the evidence that the added trinitarian formula in 1 John 5:7-8 is not original. This is a summary of well-known evidence, not breaking new ground, but is one of the clearest presentations I’ve seen.
J. K. Gayle has a post on this topic that I think deserves discussion. Head over there and comment!
Richard Rhodes doesn’t think it’s all that foreign. Read about it at Better Bibles. I give this one 5 stars out of 5.
Update (3/7/07 6:40 PM CST): I stand here with egg on my face. The trackback appeared on the ESV blog. I apologize for my insinuation that they would not do so. I was wrong. The folks over at the ESV Blog say that “[a]s always, we appreciate everyone who blogs about the ESV.” They were…
Dave Black has another good paragraph on keeping up your Greek: I will not go into the mechanics of keeping up with your Greek this summer. For this, you can refer to my book Using New Testament Greek in Ministry, published by Baker Book House. Con Campbell and a host of other Greek teachers will…
Sinaiticus, a 4th century manuscript of the New Testament and parts of the LXX Old Testament, will go on display, starting this July with some portions, and available completely by next year (MSNBC.com story). The story got me thinking about what it means to go back to “the original.” KJV-Only advocates will tell you how…
It looks like pretty much the same article I referenced earlier (I didn’t take the time to compare them word by word, but many of the quotes match. The only reason I’m referencing this separately is the headline: The battle for truth in Bible translation. Is it possible that anyone thinks the project really is…