Re: John 1:5

Allison Sanders (allisanders@mindspring.com)
Thu, 07 May 1998 14:48:48 -0400

>These are inferential readings ~ The text simply says the Light IS
>SHINING [in the darkness] ~ no more, no less. The implications of
>that statement are best left to the reader and to the text, not to the
>translator, imo.

When I started studying Greek I never imagined there would be so many
opinions on the present tense. I just sort of thought that present would
always be present. So although I certainly do not have the training to
either adamantly agree or disagree, I would venture to side with Mr.
Blaisdell.

~Allison (who is glad that the light is still shining in the darkness...and
always will!)

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for me." -Thomas Fuller
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best." -Samuel Rutherford