Convertible propositions (John 1:4)

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Re: Convertible propositions (John 1:4)

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David Lim wrote:
MAubrey wrote:
David Lim wrote:At least to me it doesn't matter what Robertson said.
That's not surprising.
Well what do you say? Do you disagree with anything I said about the genitive phrase?
I don't think the comment is about the specific point at hand but rather more generally about the rejection of the principle, nanos gigantum humeris insidentes, for Greek.
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Re: Convertible propositions (John 1:4)

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Stephen Carlson wrote:
David Lim wrote:Well what do you say? Do you disagree with anything I said about the genitive phrase?
I don't think the comment is about the specific point at hand but rather more generally about the rejection of the principle, nanos gigantum humeris insidentes, for Greek.
Sorry I don't know what you both are talking about then. Since people don't even agree on what they interpret Robertson to mean, I can't see why we can't just focus on the facts and not argue about what he meant. After all, the facts don't depend on whether we interpret Robertson correctly, and I don't want to misinterpret Robertson. You said earlier that you don't think Robertson was implying that the genitive phrase could be shifted around, but yet you didn't say at all whether you thought it could be or not.
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Re: Convertible propositions (John 1:4)

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