Open AccessIs Johannes 1:1 ’n ‘raaisel’? Grammatikale getuienis
Author(s) -
J.G. van der Watt
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
in die skriflig/in die skriflig
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2305-0853
pISSN - 1018-6441
DOI - 10.4102/ids.v50i2.1924
Subject(s) - wonder , grammar , philosophy , subject (documents) , scholarship , literature , linguistics , epistemology , art , computer science , law , political science , library science
Is Johannes 1:1 a ‘riddle’? Grammatical evidence. John 1:1 is one of the most famous opening lines in the Bible. No wonder that it received its proportionate attention in scholarship which is characterised by the differences of opinion regarding several issues addressed in these verses. It is suggested that these difficulties in interpreting this verse might be an implication that it is a riddle or at least has riddle-like qualities. The question to be dealt with further is whether the grammar, which is also subject of intense discussion, supports the idea that this verse might be a riddle.
Keywords: John 1:1, Riddles in John, ‘God’ or ‘god’ in John, Johannine grammar