Rethinking Scripture Podcast -

Episode 14: A... Problem, of Punctuation? (John 9)

September 13, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall

Before Jesus heals a blind man, in John 9, the disciples ask Him a very strange question. “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?” Unfortunately, our English translations may be misguiding us in regards to Jesus’ response. So let’s move some punctuation around and rethink what Jesus might have been saying about sin, work… and the sabbath.

Referenced Resources:

• Merrill C. Tenney, “John,” in The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: John and Acts, ed. Frank E. Gaebelein, vol. 9 (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1981), 101.
• MacDonald, W. (1995). Believer’s Bible Commentary: Old and New Testaments. (A. Farstad, Ed.) (p. 1521). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
• Metzger, B. M. (1993). Persistent Problems Confronting Bible Translators. Bibliotheca Sacra, 150, 273.
• John C. Poirier. (1996). “Day and Night” and the Punctuation of John 9, 3. New Testament Studies, 42, 288–294.
• Poirier, J. C. (2006). “Day and Night” and the Sabbath Controversy of John 9. Filología Neotestamentaria (Mayo–Noviembre 2006), XIX(37–38), 113.

Show Music:

• Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
• Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall

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