NT281 Johannine Comma Question
In Segment 54 where Dr. Heiser discusses the Johannine Comma, he say that 1st John 5:8 wasn't in Erasmus' first edition and that it is considered by most to be "inauthentic". When doing some additional study concerning the Johannine Comma, I have noticed that the Lexham Bible Dictionary says the following: "The comma, or short literary clause, claims that the three persons of the Trinity remain one God. The later addition to the text of 1st John 5:7-8 is italicized in the following quote: "For there are three that testify IN HEAVEN- THE FATHER, THE WORD, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT- AND THESE THREE ARE ONE. AND THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY ON EARTH- the Spirit, and the water, and the blood- and these three are in agreement." It appears that the part of verse 8 not capitalized is indeed in the text of the NT. Am I accurate in my assessment or have I missed something?
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Yes, in the example you cite, the full capitalization is the added material.
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David L Whitaker said:
have I missed something?
Yes I was also confused by Dr. Heiser's coverage of the Comma. I had studied the Comma and heard Dr. James White's explanation of it many times so I didn't quite follow how Heiser presented the material. Funny you should point this out, I was considering it myself.
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So the verse he used in the video was the correct part of the verse. However, he made out that Erasmus' 1st edition omitted the correct rendering. Somewhat confusing. I was also perplexed when I took Unit 6A Quiz. Two of the 15 questions related to Westcott and Hort which were in the next section. dlw
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