[B-Greek] Jn 1:1 - Alternate Reading?

Curtis Hinson curtis at curtishinson.com
Thu Oct 5 18:09:54 EDT 2006


Edward, why are you sending this to me?  Didn't I make it clear that I 
don't intend to engage this theological discussion and that I think it's 
inappropriate?

You bet I have an opinion on the subject, but B-Greek is not the place 
for it and I'm keeping it to myself.  I couldn't and wouldn't defend 
that idea merely from the basis of Greek grammar and syntax alone, as 
you demonstrated with your point 3.

I also don't delude myself to think my position unassailable if only 
others understood the basis of my understanding, so I don't feel any 
need to get into it, certainly not here.  Pax.

Bless the Name
Curtis Hinson
http://curtishinson.com

Edward Andrews wrote the following on 10/5/2006 5:01 PM:
> Curtis:
>
>
> The rendering of "a god." is due to: 
>
> (1)An anarticular theos(a theos without the article)which is sandwiched between two articular occurences.
>
> (2)Context. The Word was "with" ho theos, the God. 
>
> (3)What the rest of the Bible says about Jesus.
>
> (4) The genitive form of the noun does not require the article to be definite, whereas the nominative form normally does. It's that simple.
>
>
> Edward Andrews
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>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Curtis Hinson" <curtis at curtishinson.com>
> To: "b-greek" <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 4:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Jn 1:1 - Alternate Reading?
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>
>   
>> Normally on here we discuss merely such questions as if a noun is 
>> indefinite, and don't even comment on what the theological implications 
>> of whatever we perceive to be grammatically true are.  This particular 
>> discussion was framed from the first as a theological discussion that 
>> merely happens to use some Greek now and then.  Quoting Greek-speaking 
>> gentile early Christian leaders talking about Jewish writers who wrote 
>> in Greek doesn't make those discussions about grammar instead of theology.
>>
>> I'll be glad when this discussion is over.
>>
>> Bless the Name
>> Curtis Hinson
>> http://curtishinson.com
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