Imagine a man, his name is Samuel. He is a scribe. The year is AD 1008 and he sits, day after day, in Fustat, now part of modern-day Cairo, painstakingly copying text onto pages of parchment. The manuscript he is creating must be of the highest possible quality — it is the Hebrew Bible, and …
Modern Greek (Neohellenic) is of great significance in the interpretation of many parts of the New Testament text. While many New Testament words may show retention of their Classical Greek meaning, a good number of them may possess an added dimension or some distinct new nuance that is preserved in Greek today. Here is a …
Tapping into Modern Greek can shed light on the New Testament text in sundry ways. An example is the words King Agrippa directed at Paul before the Sanhedrin according to Acts 26:28. Agrippa’s expression, the essence of which is preserved in Modern Greek, is idiomatic in nature. Thus a technical analysis of the type of …
Knowing Greek and Hebrew is not necessary to be able to understand the Bible. But some knowledge of the languages does pay dividends, especially when trying to follow commentaries which debate the meaning of a particular Bible verse. Knowing the original languages may not be essential in order to be a Bible teacher, but it …
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