[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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