[B-Greek] question

Trevor Peterson 06PETERSON at cua.edu
Mon Dec 8 11:41:21 EST 2003


I'm not a moderator, but as far as I know, this question is not actually about 
Greek. I see that you've also posted on b-trans, so I'll give a more detailed 
response there.

Trevor Peterson
CUA/Semitics

>===== Original Message From Brian P Magnuson <brian_magnuson at juno.com> =====
>I am doing some work concerning the Jehovah's Witnesses since a dear
>friend and family I am acquainted with are caught up in this cult and I
>wonder if it would be appropriate for me to ask a question here. I'll ask
>it and then someone can tell me...I hope..if it wasn't an appropriate
>question.
>Quoting from the book "Questions for Jehovah's Witnesses,"
>"A footnote in the New World Translation on 1 Cor. 11:23 informs us that
>John Christian Reichardt's 1846 version of THE NEW TESTAMENT in
>Hebrew(J14) uses the tetragrammaton YHWH in place of LORD. What Franz
>does not tell you is that Reichardt also uses the tetragrammaton in place
>of LORD at 1 Cor. 12:3. Would it not be equally true and applicable here?
>Therefore, 1 Cor. 12:3 should read: "AND NOBODY CAN SAY : "JESUS IS
>YAHWEH!" EXCEPT BY HOLY SPIRIT."
>
>I guess I'm asking if the tetragrammaton should or could be used in these
>verses and if so why isn't it used in the NASB?
>Thank you for your time and consideration !
>Brian Magnuson
>
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