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- July 21st, 2014, 6:09 pm
- Forum: What does this text mean?
- Topic: General principles for Paul
- Replies: 2
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General principles for Paul
Hi, I'm still very much a beginner, but over the last few months I've worked my way through John's letters and his Gospel. By the end of the gospel, I was still sometimes hitting vocabulary woods I hadn't seen before, but felt pretty comfortable figuring the text out. Then I decided to dip a toe int...
- July 21st, 2014, 5:57 pm
- Forum: Vocabulary
- Topic: Χειμων in John 10.22
- Replies: 4
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Χειμων in John 10.22
Good afternoon, I have a question about the translation of the word χειμων in John 10.22. NRSV, AB, and virtually all of the others I've consulted give it as "winter," and my Bauer lexicon concurs as "season of bad weather, i.e. winter," which is his second definition. The first ...
- February 27th, 2014, 9:35 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: Next steps?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6389
Next steps?
I've just spent the last few months working through William Countryman's intro book Read it in Greek which offers a guide through translating 1,2, and 3 John, as well as the prologue to the Gospel of John. The translation notes are accompanied by grammar, vocabulary, and exegetical lessons. I've sta...
- February 20th, 2014, 5:24 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: David Loving
- Replies: 0
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David Loving
Hello, I'm new to the group. I've been working on my own to learn Koine Greek for about four months using William Countryman's Read it in Greek textbook. He intersperses grammar and exegetical points with translations of the Johanine letters and the prologue to the gospel. I've just finished 1 John ...