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25. ἄ (אBC1X) for ὄσα (Acts 2D). At the end omit Ἀμήν, with אABD against E. See Hermathena No. 19, 1893.
THE EPILOGUE OR APPENDIX
This Epilogue to a certain extent balances the Prologue, the main body of the Gospel in two great divisions lying in between them; but with this difference, that the Prologue is part of the original plan of the Gospel, whereas the Epilogue is not. It is evident that when the Evangelist wrote Joh 20:30, he had no intention of narrating any more ‘signs.’ The reason for adding this appendix can be conjectured with something like certainty: the Evangelist wished to give a full and exact account of Christ’s words respecting himself, about which there had been serious misunderstanding. In order to make the meaning of Christ’s saying as clear as possible, S. John narrates in detail the circumstances which led to its being spoken.
Twenty-five distinct marks tending to shew that chap. 21 is by S. John are pointed out in the notes and counted up by figures in square brackets, thus [1]. Besides these points it should be noticed that S. John’s characteristic οὖν occurs seven times (Joh 21:5-7; Joh 21:9; Joh 21:15; Joh 21:21; Joh 21:23) in 23 verses.
The whole of the chapter is peculiar to S. John’s Gospel. It falls into four parts. 1. The Manifestation to the Seven and the Miraculous Draught of Fishes (1–14). 2. The Commission to S. Peter and the Prediction as to his Death (15–19). 3. The Misunderstood Saying respecting the Evangelist (20–23). 4. Concluding Notes (24, 25).