Nuanced
Longer reading affirmed in tradition; Trinitarian support valued, authenticity questioned
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has a nuanced position on 1 John 5:7-8, particularly the 'Comma Johanneum'. The Ethiopian church's manuscript tradition includes it. The church acknowledges manuscript issues while affirming the Trinitarian truth expressed. The church maintains theological commitments while being open to complexities of textual transmission.
Key Distinctions
- Textual status:
- absent from earliest Greek MSS; in Old Latin/Syriac traditions
- Trinitarian grounding:
- Trinitarian affirmation is doctrinally sound
- Canonical status:
Scripture References
Sources
- Ethiopian Biblical Manuscript Tradition
- Council of Nicaea I (325)