[b-greek] Punctuation query

From: Decker, Rodney (rdecker@bbc.edu)
Date: Mon Dec 10 2001 - 16:26:37 EST


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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;Could anyone offer an example (or a few such) in which the *punctuation* of a NT text (i.e., a punctuation variant) changes the meaning? I'm looking for clear examples in which the text could be read (legitimately, not humorously!) in at least two different ways depending on the way the text is punctuated--and which readings clearly result in a different meaning (not just a different emphasis or two different way to say essentially the same thing).</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>The primary impetus for this query is an English teacher's query for such an example as she teaches punctuation. I've run across such examples before (often involving questions, as I recall--though I'd prefer exs. which hinge on a colon vs coma vs period), but I can't pull up any off the top of my head at the moment--and I don't have the time to do a lot of work tracking it down. Who better to ask, I thought, than the b-greek community where such knowledge is readily available?!</FONT></P>

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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Rodney J. Decker, Th.D.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Associate Prof./NT</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Baptist Bible Seminary</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>http://faculty.bbc.edu/rdecker/</FONT>
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