From: Edgar M. Krentz (emkrentz@mcs.com)
Date: Thu Feb 12 1998 - 15:36:24 EST
JUST WHAT IS THIS DOING ON A LIST INTENDED TO DISCUSS BIBLICAL GREEK? This
should go on in private, not where others need to look at it! Ed Krentz
>Your sentiments would be fine.......except.......even Jesus publicly
>pointed out
>the hypocrite, and, pointedly and publicly told individuals what, in
>fact, they were.
>
>You are correct, I believe, in pointing out that we ought not to
>randomly and without
>self inspection (my words) throw "stones." HOWEVER, you fail to point
>out that an
>individual who lies under oath is QUILTY, period. And, you fail to
>mention that, publicly,
>this same individual categorically denied having certain intimate
>relations with a woman
>then in the public spotlight. (And to make that situation even worse,
>had their
>minions PUBLICALLY throw "boulders" trying to trash the person!)
>
>Surely, there must be GREEK vocabulary that we could discuss that gives
>insight
>into motives, actions, attitudes, etc., in this regard. (What exactly,
>for example, is a
>"viper," to use a KJV word? Or, a hypocrite?)
>
>Respectfully,
>
>Gregory Lee Cooper
>
>
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>>From: Jim West[SMTP:jwest@highland.net]
>>Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 1998 6:19 PM
>>To: b-greek@virginia.edu
>>Subject: politeia
>>
>>In regards to certain comments of late about "slick" may I add anote from
>>Jesus "an ipsissima verba"= let him who is without sin cast the first stone;
>>and from American jurisprudence this little nugget- "presumed innocent until
>>proven guilty".
>>
>>Best,
>>
>>Jim, citizen of the body politic.
>>
>>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>Jim West, ThD
>>Adjunct Professor of Bible
>>Quartz Hill School of Theology
>>
>>jwest@highland.net
>>
>>
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Edgar Krentz
Professor of New Testament
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
Telephone: (773) 256-0752
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