Linguistic, Structural, Literary Criticism
Last Updated: Nov 3, 2010
Internal Evidence Chronological by Author
Featured Articles Worth Special Notice
Linguistic Resources - Literary and Historical
In House Articles - New avenues of investigation
| Linguistic Criticism on John 8:1-11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1826 | S. T. Bloomfield | - a masterly defence! |
| 1848 | S. Davidson | - linguistic claims refuted |
| 1863 | H. Alford | - reviewed by Nicolson |
| 1886 | J. Burgon | - int. evidence assessed |
| 1896 | J. Burgon | - the classic defence! |
| 1900 | H. Wendt | - More interpolations? |
| 1912 | E.R. Buckley | - conflicting 'Lukan' evid. |
| 1917 | H. Cadbury | - 'Lukan theory' weak... |
| 1918 | H. L. Jackson | - state of scholarship |
| 1932 | A. T. Robertson | - scholarly hari kari |
| 1940 | A. Pink | - basic contextual evidence |
| 1950 | R. Heard | methodology useless! |
| 1966 | A. Johnson | a new stylistic trait found |
| 1984 | B. Witherington | historical integrity |
| 1994 | J. P. Heil | internal evidence! |
| 1997 | M. Schneider | MORE internal evidence |
| 1998 | R. A. Culpepper | NEW internal evidence! |
| 1999 | J. Staley | Chiasm, Unity of ch 7-8 new! |
| 2000 | J. M. C. Scott | MORE internal evidence |
| 2007 | A. W. Wilson | MORE internal evidence |
| 2010 | J.D. Punch | - a thorough review! |
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| Check also our Textual Critics List < - here. | ||
Prof. R. Heard, M.A., M.B.E., M.C.
Cambridge U.
Examines past approaches to 'Internal Evidence' and finds them bankrupt. The methodology cannot distinguish between passages in John.
R. Heard (1950) on Jn 8:1-11 - new approaches needed
Ben Witherington
Compares the PA to authentic passages of Jesus' teaching in the Synoptics and finds its historical integrity as a tradition remains both intact and useful.
B. Witherington (1984) - Historical Intregrity of PA
John Paul Heil
Professor of New Testament,
Curley Hall,
Catholic University of America,
Washington, DC: Shows strong connections to John's Gospel
J. P. Heil (1994) on John 8:1-11 with new rejoinder
A.W. Wilson
examines both internal linguistic evidence,
and contextual evidence from John's Gospel:
A. W. Wilson (2006) on John 8:1-11 (link)
J.D. Punch
- re-examines internal vocabulary evidence against the PA:
J.D. Punch (2010) on John 8:1-11 - thorough review
General Articles:
R. M. Fowler (1982) on Literary Criticism of the Gospels
Hawkins (1909) Synoptic Vocabulary - Classic Ref.
BAG (1957) on NT Greek Bauer, Arndt, Gingrich
G. Mussies (1971) on Methodology and Linguistics
new!
List of Literary Terms - for students (offsite)
On John's Gospel:
Alford (1863) John's Style: Thematic Structure
new!
Godet (1874) on John: Integrity of Christ's Discourses
MacLean (1895) John's Style: Keywords and Usage
new!
Edw. Abbott (1905) Johannine Vocabulary - Opus Study
Nigel Turner (1972) Johannine Style solid analysis
Marlowe (2004) on bias - in interpreting John's style
On John 7:53-8:11:
Burgon (1886): Internal Evidence- re: the PA
R.M. Grant (1963) on John 8:1-11 vocabulary, style sources
B. Witherington (1984) - Historical Intregrity of PA
New Linguistic Evidence favours Authenticity!
Why 'δε' is irrelevant in John - more claims implode
'ει μη' in John 8:1-11 - NOT a stylistic marker
New Structural Evidence for Authenticity Found!
Moses and John 8:1-11 - Thematic Structure discovered!
O.T. Quotation Structure in John - powerful new evidence
CHIASTIC Structure (2008) & Jn 8:1-11 - new evidence!
Mount of Olives CHIASM - English Version!
Mount of Olives CHIASM - Greek Unicode
New Literary Evidence re: Authenticity
more coming soon!
Reconstructions of John's Gospel Reviewed
Bultmann's rearrangement of John - critiqued
Anderson's Two-Edition theory - critiqued
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Coming soon:
Lukanisms reassessed
John's Style: the current state of affairs
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