32. absolutely
unheard of. Literally “not heard from of old”—a rabbinic usage. No
miraculous healing of a blind man is recorded in the protocanonical books of
the OT; Tobias’ sight was miraculously restored (Tob 11:12–13), but he was not
born blind. (Raymond E. Brown, The Gospel According to John (I-XII):
Introduction, Translation, and Notes [AYB 29; New Haven: Yale University
Press, 2008], 375)
Verse 32 underscores the unique character of the miracle,
which, as a consequence, is an entirely certain and reliable form of
legitimation: there is no precedent for it; no one has ever heard of a man born
blind being healed. (Ernst Haenchen, Robert Walter Funk, and Ulrich Busse, John:
A Commentary on the Gospels of John [Hermeneia—a Critical and Historical
Commentary on the Bible; Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1984], 40)
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