The aorist indicative εδωκεν is probably not “punctiliar,” referring
to an event that occurred at a single, definite point of time in the past
(e.g., Jesus’ resurrection, his baptism, his being sent into the world); it
probably here concerns an event that occurred sometime in the indefinite past,
for which reason it could also be rendered with an English perfect (cf. δεδωκεν in v. 22). The aorist εδωκεν simply states a fact that has occurred
(cf. ZBG #253). The same is true for the use of the aorist in v. 27 (see below).
For God’s “giving all things” to the Son, see 3:35; 13:3. (Martinus C. De Boer,
A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Gospel According to John: Introduction
and Commentary on John 1-6 [The International Critical Commentary; London”
T&T Clark, 2025], 658-59 n. 92)
Theobald (397) rightly
points out that v. 26 does not read: “Just as the Father has life in himself,
so also the Son has life in himself.” Such a formulation would imply that the Son
is independent of the Father, which could play into the criticism of οι ‘Ιουδαιοι in 5:18 that Jesus was “making himself
equal to God.” The Son’s equality with God is “given” by the Father, not
something the Son arrogantly grabbed for himself. (Martinus C. De Boer, A Critical
and Exegetical Commentary on the Gospel According to John: Introduction and
Commentary on John 1-6 [The International Critical Commentary; London”
T&T Clark, 2025], 659 n. 93))
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