Confirming Scripture through Eyewitness Testimony (2 Peter 1.19a)
Resolving a Crux Interpretum
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21446906 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Travis B Williams (0000-0001-9455-5995, Department of Religion, Tusculum University, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 605-624 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for the Study of the New Testament (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0142-064X • E-ISSN: 1745-5294 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0142064x211004451 |
| OpenAlex | W3147635391 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
Responding to objections raised against the parousia, the author of 2 Peter seeks to defend the validity of Jesus’ return by pointing to the experience of the apostles at the Transfiguration (1.16-18) and to prophetic scripture (1.19-21). But how these two proofs relate to one another has been a matter of dispute since the earliest days of critical scholarship. Standing behind this disagreement is a difficult grammatical construction involving the comparative adjective βεβαιότερον (2 Pet. 1.19a). This article seeks to bring resolution to the debate through a comprehensive assessment of the force and function of this key term
Adjective · Apostles · Art · Epistemology · Eyewitness testimony · Key (lock) · Linguistics · Literature · Noun · Political science · Scholarship · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Law · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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