TY - JOUR
T1 - Does John 8:44 imply that the devil has a father?
T2 - Contesting the Pro-Gnostic reading
AU - Llewelyn, Stephen Robert
AU - Robinson, Alexandra
AU - Wassell, Blake Edward
N1 - Includes bibliographical references.
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Apposition
KW - Devil
KW - Father
KW - Gnosticism
KW - John 8:44
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U2 - 10.1163/15685365-12341587
DO - 10.1163/15685365-12341587
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85040368204
SN - 0048-1009
VL - 60
SP - 14
EP - 23
JO - Novum Testamentum: an international quarterly for New Testament and related studies
JF - Novum Testamentum: an international quarterly for New Testament and related studies
IS - 1
ER -