Does John 8:44 imply that the devil has a father?: contesting the pro-gnostic reading

Stephen Robert Llewelyn; Alexandra Robinson; Blake Edward Wassell

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Does John 8:44 imply that the devil has a father? contesting the pro-gnostic reading

Stephen Robert Llewelyn, Alexandra Robinson, Blake Edward Wassell

Department of Ancient History

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	14-23
Number of pages	10
Journal	Novum Testamentum
Volume	60
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/15685365-12341587
Publication status	Published - 2018

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apposition
devil
father
gnosticism
John 8:44

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