Does John 8:44 Imply That the Devil Has a Father?: Contesting the Pro-Gnostic Reading
John 8:44 has been a source of concern because of its ambiguity. Is it to be read "of (your) father, the devil" or "of the father of the devil"? This article contends that the former, traditional reading is not ungrammatical as suggested in the grammars and more recently by DeCon...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Novum Testamentum 2018-01, Vol.60 (1), p.14-23 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | John 8:44 has been a source of concern because of its ambiguity. Is it to be read "of (your) father, the devil" or "of the father of the devil"? This article contends that the former, traditional reading is not ungrammatical as suggested in the grammars and more recently by DeConick and that accordingly the verse cannot be considered pro-gnostic. |
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| ISSN: | 0048-1009 1568-5365 |
| DOI: | 10.1163/15685365-12341587 |