Holy Spirit and grammar

Jim West jwest at Highland.Net
Mon Sep 21 14:28:26 EDT 1998


At 04:32 PM 9/21/98 +0100, you wrote:
>Fundamentally I agree with youi, Jim. It's onlyi the one phrase I pick out
>that I want to rephrase:

Well, I cannot tell you how pleasant it is that someone finally agrees with
me.  And that it is you, Ed, makes the pleasure even more delightful.

>
>> However, and this we should never forget, the
>>NT is written in Koine- the language of the market and the gutter.  If you
>>expect pure style in the NT you will be sorely disappointed.
>
>My only problem here is the phrase "language of the market and gutter."
>That is only partly true. It all reflects the Greek language in use in the
>first century of the Roman Empire; but it is not all street and market
>language. Some of ite can be rather sophisticated. For example, Hebrews
>uses the phrase NUN DE to indicate the real state of affairs after a
>statement of unreality.

Yes, tis true that Hebrews is given to a more literary style- and it is also
true that Luke and 1 Peter are very good Greek.  So I accept your clarification.

>I agree totally with Jim that you need to apply the usage of the period to
>interpret the NT writers--but all the language.

"agree totally"... I am keeping this note- and I might even frame it!!!!  :)

>Peace, Ed

To you as well, most honored Sir.


Jim

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