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................................................. 'Sharp's Rule' Primer (part 1) In an attempt to prove the trinity doctrine, Granville Sharp made up a rule in 1798. It is often called "Sharp's Rule" by trinitarians. It says, in effect, that when two or more words (nouns) in the original Greek...

....................................................... The Leeser Bible translates it: “Wonderful, counsellor of the mighty God, of the everlasting Father, the prince of peace” Also, An American Translation (by trinitarians Smith and Goodspeed) says: "Wonderful counselor is God almighty...

Luke 23:43 - Punctuation Just because a modern text writer decides where he wants the punctuation and capitalization to be in his interpretation of the original text (as Westcott and Hort did for the text that is used by the NWT and Nestle did in the text used by the NASB, etc.) does not mean...

.............................................. Yes, as John prayed to the Father in John 17:3: "Now this is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ." - NAB. It seems so strange that the most important first step in Christianity (the...

Reply to post #300: Just because most translators are trinitarians and naturally prefer this translation does not mean that it is the only honest translation. See my study of this truth: Hebrews 1:8 - “Thy Throne, O God”

MYGOD

I don't deny that some nouns without the definite article will not be translated as indefinite. The real point is that in examining John 1:1c we have a nominative case noun (theos in this case). This case (with a few known exceptions) will be translated with "a/an" when used as it is in John...

............................................ If you really have any interest in Koine Greek as evidence concerning John 1:1c, you would take the time needed to CAREFULLY examine my personal many-years study of this. You have ignored many important points which even many trinitarian scholars...

I think you mistook the citation for your title. Shouldn't it be john 20:17?

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................................................ 1 Tim. 3:16 (“God [?] was manifest in the flesh”) As this is translated in the KJV it makes Paul say that Jesus is God “manifest in the flesh.” Although the KJV translates 1 Tim. 3:16 with “God” as above, nearly all other translations today use...

I wonder if I replied with an answer to this thread if I wouldn't be hammered by the rulemasters here..

The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology says of some of the NT uses of the preposition ἐν (“in”) specifically as found in the phrase “in Christ” (ἐν Χριστῷ): (a) Incorporative union: .... “those who are in union with Christ Jesus” (Ro. 8:1).... (b) Sphere of reference: “I...

We see The Emphasized Bible by Joseph B. Rotherham also punctuating this scripture to produce the meaning found in the NWT: “Verily I say unto thee this day: With me shalt thou be in Paradise.” And the footnote for Luke 23:43 in Lamsa’s translation admits: “Ancient texts were not punctuated...

If the trinity (or just the deity of Jesus) had really been taught (or believed) by the first Christians (considered a sect of Judaism at that time), the schism between the Jews (who considered such a teaching "an unpardonable offense") and Christians would have been immediate, irrevocable, and...

.................................................. It's true that no existing NT manuscript contains the name YHWH (nor its short form, YAH). They seem to have been removed about the same time (shortly after 135 A.D.) that they were also removed from ancient manuscripts of the Greek OT...

“How long shall there be lies in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, and who prophesy the deceit of their own heart, who think to make my people forget my name by their dreams which they tell one another, even as their fathers forgot my name for Baal [‘Lord’]?” - Jer. 23:26-27, RSV...

.......................................................................... Many people recorded in the Bible were given personal names praising Jehovah as the Father (e.g. “Abijah,” “Abiah,” “Joab,” etc.). No such names ever praised him as the Son, Messiah, Holy Spirit, etc. Straightforward...

The New Bible Dictionary, Douglas (ed.), 1962, pp. 478, 479, published by Eerdmans, explains Exodus 3 well: “Strictly speaking, Yahweh [or ‘Jehovah’ in traditional English form] is the only ‘name’ of God .... Elohim [the Hebrew word translated ‘God’ in English] says, ‘this [YHWH] is my name for...