[B-Greek] Titus 2:13

Harold Holmyard hholmyard at ont.com
Mon Aug 14 10:47:44 EDT 2006


William Ross wrote:

>Issue #1: Is it really "great god?" I'm not sure that is a foregoneconclusion. The genitive would normally be "great [one] of god" if I am notmistaken. I know of no scriptural precedent for "great god" for either Jesusor the father, except perhaps in the LXX, in the form TOU QEOU TOU MEGALOU(Ezra 5:8) but still not really the kind of title being suggested.
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HH: Yes, it is the "great God." That seems obvious.

>Issue #2: Sharp's Rule does not seem to apply.
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HH: Sharp's rule does seem to apply. Here is a summary of it, showing 
examples quite like this one in Tit 2:13:

http://www.geocities.com/lasttrumpet_2000/resources/sharp.htm

HH: Please explain why you don't think it applies.

Yours,
Harold Holmyard



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