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Textual basis

SBL Greek New Testament

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John 7

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γράμματα οἶδεν

TRANSLATIONmoderate confidence

What are the Judeans surprised Jesus knows?

Grammata can mean letters, writings, or formal learning. The following phrase says he had not been taught.

Why this default

“Know writings” is default because grammata names letters, writings, or learned material and the following phrase focuses on Jesus not having been formally taught. “Learning” explains the educational sense; “Scriptures” supplies a specifically sacred referent not stated by the noun alone.

Evidence

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Project defaultknow writings

Project default · object retained

Alternativehave such learning

Education foregrounded

Alternativeknow the Scriptures

Religious context supplied

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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