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Tue May 3 10:41:24 EDT 2011


Dunnett), 1985 Eerdmans Publishing Co. - Some of the Greek in the
Apocalype seems awkward and even ungrammatical.  One should remember that
the author was attempting to put into human language scenes that could not
be described in ordinary terms, and consequently his grammar and
vocabulary both proved inadequate. (p. 384)

4. "Suffice it to say: there's a wide range of style in the NT; some
writers exhibit a usage which seems to indicate that they have learned
grammar and style in a school, while others write a "rougher" style of
Greek.  Nevertheless by far the greater part of the GNT conforms to
intelligible and discernible standards of usage for the period; if that
were NOT so, the GNT would not be what it is: the LOGOS of the LOGOS."

Excellent points.  Even among the posts I read, I see differences in
writing style and word selection; and this among people who (or is it
whom?) are, I presume, of similar educational background.  One significant
writing style bears mention.  Currently active sentences are preferred to
passive sentences (this sentence being passive).  Yet people often write
passively (this sentence being active).  Hey, it helps to have a sense of
humor, no?  And I haven't even touched on...

1. figure of speech
2. jargon
3. loan-words
4. colloquialism
5. poetry

...and so on.

Bradley W. Ellison
Holloman AFB, New Mexico



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