From: John Oaklands (j_m_oaklands@yahoo.com.au)
Date: Mon May 17 1999 - 22:14:55 EDT
Good for you Jim. I support you wholeheartedly. There are so many
examples in print even of such poor grammar. That doesn't detract from
the inspired message at all.
John
--- Jim West <jwest@highland.net> wrote:
> At 05:49 PM 5/17/99 -0400, you wrote:
> >At 04:52 PM 5/16/99 -0400, Jim West wrote:
> >
> >>On the "errors" of Rev - yes, it is terrible
> greek.
> >
> >I am uncomfortable with the assumption that we can
> make this kind of
> >judgement. Revelation is certainly effective and
> breathtaking language
> >which has captured the imagination of many people.
>
> Perhaps so. But facts are facts and the fact is,
> Rev. is the worst greek
> grammatically speaking, in the NT.
>
> >
> >It is also unusual Greek, different in style from
> the rest of the New
> >Testament. But most of it is understandable, and
> gripping, if breathless
> >and idiosyncratic. It reminds me of a Van Gogh who
> piles on paint instead
> >of brushing it on.
>
> well and good- but still- it is awful grammar. you
> would never consider
> using rev. as an example of how to write greek
> sentences.
>
> >
> >Remember when people used to say that Hemingway was
> badly written? Many
> >English writers are idiosyncratic - E.E. Cummings,
> Faulkner, Langston
> >Hughes...I suppose we could say each of these wrote
> 'terrible English', but
> >that would be missing the point.
>
> but the point here is not the aesthetic beauty of
> the symbols of rev. the
> original question had to do with the acuracy of the
> grammar of rev. it is
> awful.
>
>
> best,
>
> jim
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Jim West, ThD
> email- jwest@highland.net
> web page- http://web.infoave.net/~jwest
>
>
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