[B-Greek] commas and periods in the original text

Nathan Smith nathan at ndansmith.net
Mon Mar 9 15:15:06 EDT 2009


On Mon, Mar 09, 2009 at 02:51:30PM -0400, JMonte2000 at aol.com wrote:
> Greetings all
> Were commas and periods and things like this in the original Greek  text from 
> the bible or added as time went on? I was told in my second year  class, that 
> they were added. For those who believe in the infallibility of  the original 
> text, are the commas and periods infallible? I'd think if they  weren't in the 
> original's you'd say no. I'm asking because we are studying Eph  Ch 1 and 
> particularly, Ch 1:3 -14 and I have heard from many, that this is  the longest 
> sentence in the Greek text, true?  
>  
> Jim Montesano

The question of infallibility is probably best left to another mailing list.  That being said, seeing as commas and periods were not part of the semantics of the origin writing, I don't think they should be authoritative.  They are intended for the benefit of modern interpreters, not for exegesis.

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