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In Defense of the Authenticity of 1 John 5: 7 Paperback – 8 August 2016

by C. H. Pappas ThM (Author)

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In Defense of the Authenticity of 1 John 5:7 sheds a strong light on the issues radiating from one controversial verse in one of Johns three New Testament letters. Some manuscripts refer to a phrase called the Johannine Commacentering on the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spiritwhile others do not. Chris Pappas, a seasoned pastor steeped in Greek culture, sifts through the scholarly evidence from hundreds of surviving copies of the Greek-language letters. He surveys and analyzes the arguments from biblical scholars who support and who oppose the Commas inclusion. Finally, he presents the reasons for regarding the Comma as a true part of the Word of God in Scripture and for returning it to Johns letter.

Embarking on a survey of the manuscripts, their condition, their roles in the churchs theology, and their place in doctrinal controversies, In Defense of the Authenticity of 1 John 5:7 makes a thorough and intricate study of the passage. The journey is somewhat demanding, but the reward for persistence is a deeper appreciation for the meaning for wordsthese few words in particular.

When you listen to the churchs present-day conflicts, you may hear trusted authorities undergoing profound questioning and believers facing temptations to doubt those authoritiesincluding the Bible. As an aid, In Defense of the Authenticity of 1 John 5:7 offers a history of the churchs struggles over biblical authority, a detailed survey of the intricacies of biblical studies, and the wealth of insights residing in one key phrase.

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8 August 2016
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12.7 x 1.04 x 20.32 cm
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1490892478
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978-1490892474
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Mr. Howard S. Cole

The most important missing verse.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 February 2021

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"... and there are three that bear witness in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost; and these three are one". Wonderful verse - why do most translations leave it out, and why it should be returned.

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A must read for every bible believer.

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A very good defence of the KJV!

Blake

I remain agnostic on the Comma

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After reading this book I am still agnostic on the authenticity of the Comma (1 John 5:7). Pappas presents a defense of the Authorized Version (KJV) via a defense of the Comma, but does so in an overly contentious manner.

According to Pappas “true Christians” follow the Authorized Version, other versions are “heretical”, academics promoting critical Greek texts other than the Textus Receptus are at worst “Unitarians” and “Naturalists” and at the best “pseudo-scholars”. I could continue. I understand the author is passionate about his subject, but his argument is diminished by this ungracious and exaggerated way of writing.

Beyond the writing style, I also found it strange that Pappas repeatedly and emphatically uses the Greek Orthodox Church’s acceptance of the Comma as evidence of its originality. The problem is that the Greek Orthodox Church does not accept the Comma as original, but at best questionable. This is practically admitted by the author when he points out that the Byzantine text was the text used by the Greek Orthodox Church, but he seems to momentarily forget that the vast majority of Byzantine texts do not contain the Comma. There were other points, mostly related to history, that I found questionable, but this was the most obvious and repeated error.

It is also interesting that this book is copyright 2016, but the author focuses almost all of his attention on scholars and revisions in the 19th century and earlier. Not that this is a terrible thing, I just found the focus on the Revised Version’s committee to be curious since most textual discussions today interact primarily with Wallace, Metzger, Ehrman, etc.

I said at the beginning that I remain agnostic and here is why: In favor of the Comma I find the grammatical argument and the existence of the Comma in the Old Latin to be very compelling. Against the comma is the strange lack of witness to it in the Greek texts. I do not find the patristic evidence overly compelling either way, and it is equally hard for me to imagine a scenario where the Comma is systematically added to the Latin or removed from the Greek without public debate. Having said that, I admit that I lean towards the authenticity of the Comma.

So concluding, I don’t think I would recommend this book to others. There are nuggets of useful information and some good points are made, but factual error and the overly contentious tone of the book are significant issues.

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Joshua Miller

Very thorough!

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While Pappas makes no apology for arguing from his presupposition that the TR is the proper line of manuscripts. He does a wonderful job of laying out all the evidence, both internal and external, and a few of his arguments are at least as strong as the common argument against the inclusion of the comma. However, he also answers the very difficult question of why the comma is not in the oldest extant Greek manuscripts. A must read for anyone who wants to hear the historic, but unpopular in modern times, position on the comma.

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