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Linked below is an interesting article about Granville Sharp, by Dan Wallace:
Granville Sharp: A Model of Evangelical Scholarship and Social Activism
Granville Sharp is widely known in evangelical circles for his famous Greek rule which has been used to defend the deity of Christ in various NT passages.1 Outside of evangelical circles, Sharp is better known as the man who did for England what Abraham Lincoln did for America. He was the prime mover in the abolition of slavery in England; one might even say that he was the force behind Wilberforce.
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In the statement of this rule, Sharp only discussed substantives (i.e., nouns, substantival adjectives, substantival participles) of personal description, not those which referred to things, and only in the singular, not the plural. But whether he intended the rule to apply to impersonal nouns and/or plurals can hardly be determined from this definition. As well, he did not clearly exclude proper names from the rule’s application. However, a perusal of his monograph reveals that he felt the rule could be applied absolutely only to personal, singular, non-proper nouns.
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If I may be permitted a pastoral reflection: there is a temptation for those in academia to think that to excel—to make a real contribution in our field—we must never venture outside this realm. Further, evangelical scholars often question the doctrinal convictions of those who are social activists. Granville Sharp shows that that is a false dichotomy.
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What a great article!
Thanks so much for posting it. :)
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Yes, it was. You're welcome. I told someone that I knew Granville Sharp, the rule, but not Granville Sharp, the man. After reading the article I wasn't so sure I knew the rule either!
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Let me add my thanks, great article, containing much information that I did not know.
Loved the bit about Sharp and Blunt.
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