1 John

Jonathan Robie Jonathan.Robie at SoftwareAG-USA.com
Mon May 1 18:58:17 EDT 2000


At 06:54 AM 4/30/00 +0000, Brian Sullivan wrote:
>
>My question is: what Greek issues in this bible book fascinate you as
>fellow b-Greekers? Are there particular passages that you feel worthy of
>extra comment?

Brian,

1 John is easy to read, but very deep, and the balance of the sentences as 
John brings a topic into scope, relates it to something else, and plays 
with their relationship is significantly different in the Greek than 
anything that the English can represent. Reading these sentences over and 
over again, out loud, is a good way to get a feel for the language. As your 
Greek improves, you'll read the same sentences again, but at a greater depth.

Starting in the first chapter, you'll see that some things can be read more 
than one way in the Greek, so learning Greek doesn't settle all your 
questions, but it does give you new and interesting questions.

But...don't start by asking us to comment on the passages, start by digging 
in, reading the passages out loud to yourself, a few verses at a time, and 
seeing what questions you have. The point of reading in the Greek is not 
primarily to get comments or answers, but to get a feel for the original.

Jonathan




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