[B-Greek] Urban legends

Oun Kwon kwonbbl at gmail.com
Tue Dec 15 15:23:10 EST 2009


On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 11:39 AM,  <chap8med at optonline.net> wrote:
> Regarding the recent threads on "urban legends" and the use of Greek in preaching, comments about two texts from a devotional series, offered without comment:
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> John 1:14 - "The Greek word for 'dwelt' is better translated 'tabernacled.'  The Lord came to us as a tabernacle, or temple, from which He dispenses His good gifts."
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> Ronald Jones

A small thought on this particular text. The only problem with the
word 'tabernacled' is that it's a Biblish, not English.

Otherwise it would be wonderful to keep in the oral nature of the
biblical text by maintaining connection with the temple/tabernacle
(tent). The example 'took up residence' (NET, HCSB) may be of a modern
precise English expression, but fails completely to offer a
figurative (pictorial) image to the hearers.

Oun Kwon.



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