Dear Momsage, and also my brothers and sisters in Christ,
As I promised, I am going to share some of my personal studies of the New Testament from a Biblical Greek perspective, beginning with Matthew and working through the book of Revelation, Lord willing! I just finished going through Matthew, but it is late in the evening here for me, so I will try and start this tomorrow. What I am going to share are the differences I see between what the Greek text is saying, and what we read in our English translations. My intent is not to discredit any English translation one might use or study from. My intent is to show why I believe that there are no "perfect" English translations, using the Greek text as the source of comparison. With the Lord's help, I will do my best to point out the differences between what the original language is saying and what our English bibles say, places where certain words translated for us in the English are not the same words in the Greek. I also want to share places where I believe the Greek text enhances our understanding of what we read in our English bibles. I do want to mention upfront that I have learned to read Greek, but I am no Greek scholar by any means. But then again, I'm no English scholar either! I am only sharing from my own personal studies, and I leave it up to you to put everything I say to the test and decide for yourselves if what I am sharing is helpful in your studies. I do ask for your prayers as I take this on. Thanks!
I am looking forward to your post on Matthew showing the Greek perspective, I agree with S Spencer, you and Giannis are a blessing to us when it comes to Greek.
As I promised, I am going to share some of my personal studies of the New Testament from a Biblical Greek perspective, beginning with Matthew and working through the book of Revelation, Lord willing! I just finished going through Matthew, but it is late in the evening here for me, so I will try and start this tomorrow. What I am going to share are the differences I see between what the Greek text is saying, and what we read in our English translations. My intent is not to discredit any English translation one might use or study from. My intent is to show why I believe that there are no "perfect" English translations, using the Greek text as the source of comparison. With the Lord's help, I will do my best to point out the differences between what the original language is saying and what our English bibles say, places where certain words translated for us in the English are not the same words in the Greek. I also want to share places where I believe the Greek text enhances our understanding of what we read in our English bibles. I do want to mention upfront that I have learned to read Greek, but I am no Greek scholar by any means. But then again, I'm no English scholar either! I am only sharing from my own personal studies, and I leave it up to you to put everything I say to the test and decide for yourselves if what I am sharing is helpful in your studies. I do ask for your prayers as I take this on. Thanks!
Blessings to you all!
I am looking forward to your post on Matthew showing the Greek perspective, I agree with S Spencer, you and Giannis are a blessing to us when it comes to Greek.
God bless,
RLW
You and Giannis have been a blessing in showing us what scripture says in the Greek and how it can make a huge difference.
The Greek is such a direct language, I heard it is to be understood intertextuality, therefore it was written to be read out loud.
Thanks again and God bless.
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