Tuesday, November 2, 2010

John 14:14: To "me" or not to "me", that is the question

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With apologies to Shakespeare's Hamlet . Many modern Bible translations are based on a critical text like the Nestle-Aland 27 (NA27). A...
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Sunday, August 22, 2010

Does Sahidic Coptic John 8:58 Say Jesus is God?

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Koine Greek text: πρὶν Ἀβραὰμ γενέσθαι ἐγὼ εἰμί Sahidic Coptic text: ΜΠΑΤЄ ΑΒΡΑϨΑΜ ϢШΠЄ ΑΝΟΚ ϯϢΟΟΠ. ΜΠΑΤЄ = "It expresses a present bas...
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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Nominal Sentence Predicates and Coptic John 1:1

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ϩΝ ΤЄϩΟΥЄΙΤЄ ΝЄϤϢΟΟΠ ΝϬΙΠϢΑϪЄ. ΑΥШ ΠϢΑϪЄ ΝЄϤϢΟΟΠ ΝΝΑϩΡΜ ΠΝΟΥΤЄ. ΑΥШ ΝЄΥΝΟΥΤЄ ΠЄ ΠϢΑϪЄ -- John 1:1, Sahidic Coptic text A literal English tra...
Saturday, September 5, 2009

Sahidic Coptic John 8:58 and Sahidic Coptic Exodus 3:14

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Does the similarity between John 8:58 and Exodus 3:14 in the Greek text or Sahidic Coptic version identify Jesus as the Second Person of the...
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Monday, August 17, 2009

The Extent to Which Coptic John 1:1c is "Qualitative"

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The proper Coptic terminology for this function is really “Adjectival.” Some Coptic nouns can be used in predicate constructions that serve...
Saturday, May 9, 2009

Re-inventing verses Vs. Coptic Conservatism

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Some modern translations appear to be so intent on preserving or promoting a particular theology, that they have changed the meanings of the...
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Friday, May 8, 2009

The Coptic Version and Theological Questions

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It has been asked, "What was the theological outlook of the 3rd century Sahidic Coptic translators?" While that cannot be known w...
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