Re: Computers and misinterpretation of Scripture

From: Christiane Dhaese Radano (christiane.dhaese.radano@mci2000.com)
Date: Tue Aug 04 1998 - 17:20:48 EDT


Although years ago I studied Greek in High School, I am presently a seminary
student and I am studying koine Greek. I would like to purchase a good
program. I have used Logos but I am not very thrilled. I have heard good
things about Gramcord as well as Hermeutica. Can anyone help me decide and
tell me which one is better? Thanks so much
Christiane D'haese Radano
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From: Williams, Wes <Wes.Williams@echostar.com>
To: Biblical Greek <b-greek@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Date: Tuesday, August 04, 1998 1:25 PM
Subject: RE: Computers and misinterpretation of Scripture

> But, on the other hand, do we have any right to withhold knowledge
>and
> technical tools from the public arena and confine them to the
>academic
> establishment?
>
>When William Tyndale was in discussion with a cleric, Tyndale said: "If God
>spare my life, ere many years I will cause a boy that driveth the plough
>shall know more of the scripture than thou dost." Tyndale would prove true
>to his word.
>
>Putting the bible in the hands of plowboys proved to be a fine thing for
>many plowboys. By reading it directly, they could compare it with what they
>were taught. I can imagine objections like 'the commoners should not read
>the bible because they are unskilled.' To be sure, this gave rise to new
>errors, but also to the discarding of errors due to the advancement of
>knowledge.
>
>Despite tremendous opposition, the technological advancement of the
printing
>press was too much for the opposers.
>
>For myself, and I'm sure I speak for many on this list, I've read too many
>assertions in biblical literature that "such and such is always the case in
>the original languages." A computer search can give you information to
>quickly affirm or deny such an alleged rule or assertion. To be sure, one
>must understand and analyze the computer generated list. But even today,
>empowering the plowboy is a fine thing in my opinion.
>
>As an aside, I would like to extend many thanks to the scholars who make
>their time and knowledge available on this list. They are good sources to
>evaluate the integrity of a computer generated list, even though an
>individual among them may or may not agree with the conclusion.
>
>Power to the plowboy.
>
>Sincerly,
> Wes Williams
>
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