[B-Greek] Greek letter "C"
WFWarren at aol.com
WFWarren at aol.com
Thu Aug 14 00:22:53 EDT 2003
Mitch, the C is indeed a sigma, with the likeness to an uncial sigma
represented by the C. As for the definite article, it is found with both QEOS (P75,
01c) and UIOS (Byz. and virtually all others), so that is not a deciding
issue.
paz,
Bill Warren
Director of the Center for New Testament Textual Studies
Landrum P. Leavell, II, Professor of New Testament
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
In a message dated 8/13/03 7:59:07 PM, mitchlarramore at yahoo.com writes:
> This note appears in the NET Bible at the Gospel of
> John 1:18
>
> Passage:
> "No one has ever seen God. The only one,45 himself
> God, who is in the presence of the Father, has made
> God known."
>
> Note 45tc
> The textual problem MONOGENHS QEOS ("the only God")
> versus hO MONOGENHS hUIOS ("the only son") is a
> notoriously difficult one. Only one letter would have
> differentiated the readings in some mss, since P66,
> one of the earliest mss (2nd-3rd century), uses the
> contraction QC; the alternative would have been UC...
>
>
> What is that letter "C" that appears after the theta
> or upsilon in this note? It would appear to be the
> sigma, but I can't find any source that lists a
> capital sigma as C.
>
> I also would like to ask on more question here. In
> addition to the difference between one letter (Q or U)
> wouldn't the definite article also be different, since
> MONOGENHS QEOS has no definite article. Why does hUIOS
> require the definite article and QEOS doesn't?
>
>
>
>
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paz,
Bill Warren
Director of the Center for New Testament Textual Studies
Landrum P. Leavell, II, Professor of New Testament
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
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