Greek; Enhancement or hinderance?

For $10 i got a STRONGEST STRONG'S. It
lists for the KJV1769 all the Hebrewr Greek
terms by number, then you lookup the
Hebrew or Greek terms by the number.
(Hense the term "Strong's number").
That way you don't even need to know the
order of the alphabet (to look up
a term in a list). Both Hebrew and Greek
do not use our Latin alphabet.

I'm not sure a Strongs is worth the $10
(unless you have lots of internet service
interruption), but it was on sale

Again, i'm not saying to hock your KJB to
buy a Greek Lexicon.

 

Jim,

Back to your original question ...

... Does it do you good to learn the original language ...

Well, the problem is one of symantic domain - do you have a windshield or a windscreen? Is the colour blue? Or, is it color?

In every language there are shifts in meaning. What you are faced with in GNT studies is that WE CANNOT get to the original language ... It is dead, and there is no absolute method of getting there.

The comment was made that someone with a year or two of Greek could be dangerous. Any one that attempts to tell you that they "know" Greek IS dangerous. It is better to think you know a little, than to think you know much.

As an example, "propitiation", there is NTHER TERM IN ENGLISH for this concept. We do not have a substitutionary sacrificial system. Therefore, we do not have any words that would appropriately fit the semantic domain. So, we must fudge a lot.

God Bless,

 

I suppose that you believe that they speak Swahili in Greece.

 

No,

 

but they get REAL CLOSE to Swahili on the West Coast ...

 

Craigbythesea,

I do believe that many people assume that the original language will make them understand the text better.

But, IMHO you cannot "understand" a language you cannot function (Dream & feel) in ... Note: you can communicate ... you just cannot get it all.

Craig: Was that Swahili enough for you?

 

Mtu yeyote akiungana na Kristo huwa kiumbe kipya, mambo ya kale yamepita, hali mpya imefika.

 

I'm certainly glad that I do not moderate this particular section. I don't know if Craig is calling us idiots or preaching to us.

 

"Raffiniert ist der Herrgott, aber boshaft ist er nicht."

 

Und so, Gott sei gelobet und gebenedeiet

Gott sei gelobet und gebenedeiet,
Der uns selber hat gespeiset
Mit seinem Fleische und mit seinem Blute,
Das gib uns, Herr Gott, zugute!
Kyrieleison!
Herr, durch deinen heiligen Leichnam,
Der von deiner Mutter Maria kam,
Und das heilige Blut
Hilf uns, Herr, aus aller Not!
Kyrieleison!

Der heil'ge Leichnam ist für uns gegeben
Zum Tod, daß wir dadurch leben;
Nicht größre Güte konnt' er uns geschenken,
Debei wir sein soll'n gedenken.
Kyrieleison!
Herr, dein' Lieb' so groß dich zwungen hat,
Daß dein Blut an uns groß' Wunder tat
Und bezahlt' unsre Schuld,
Daß uns Gott ist worden hold.
Kyrieleison!

Gott geb' uns allen seiner Gnade Segen,
Daß wir gehn auf seinen Wegen
In rechter Lieb' und brüderlicher Treue,
Daß uns die Speis' nicht gereue.
Kyrieleison!
Herr, dein Heil'ger Geist uns nimmer laß',
Der uns geb' zu halten rechte Mass,
Daß dein' arm' Christenheit
Leb' in Fried' und Einigkeit!
Kyrieleison!

 

Tunawaandikieni kuhusu kile ambacho kimekuwapo tangu mwanzo, ambacho tumekisikia na kukiona kwa macho yetu; ambacho tumekigusa kwa mikono yetu; yaani Neno la uzima. Uzima huo uli tokea, nasi tumeuona na tunaushuhudia, na tunawatangazieni uzima wa milele uliokuwa kwa Baba, nao ukadhihirishwa kwetu. Tunawa tangazia hicho tulichokiona na kukisikia ili nanyi pia mpate kushirikiana nasi. Na ushirika tulio nao ni wetu na Baba na Mwa nae Yesu Kristo. Tunawaandikieni mambo haya ili furaha yetu ikamilike.

 

Hi Phillip,

Jesus loves you, even more than we do!