John 1:1 and the Coptic Versions

ϨΝ ΤЄϨΟΥЄΙΤЄ ΝЄϤϢΟΟΠ ΝϬΙ ΠϢΑϪЄ ΑΥШ ΠϢΑϪЄ ΝЄϤϢΟΟΠ ΝΝΑϨΡΜ ΠΝΟΥΤЄ ΑΥШ ΝЄΥΝΟΥΤЄ ΠЄ ΠϢΑϪЄ -- John 1:1, Sahidic Coptic text. --- "In the beginning existed the Word, and the Word existed with the God, and a god was the word." -- Literal English translation

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Insight on Coptic John 1:1 from Acts 28:6

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Coptic Acts 28:6 (last part of verse): ou.noute : auktoou peJau Je ounoute pe Greek text: metabalomenoi elegon auton einai theon In the Gre...
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Coptic John 1:1 -- Ambiguous?

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According to Dr. Jason D. BeDuhn, the Greek text of John 1:1 is, grammatically, not a difficult verse to translate. "It follows famili...
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008

ΝΟΥΤЄ (Noute), Π.ΝΟΥΤЄ (p.noute), ΟΥ.ΝΟΥΤЄ (ou.noute)

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The one verse, 2 Thessalonians 2:4 , illustrates the three uses of the Sahidic Coptic articles: the Coptic zero article, the Coptic definit...
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007

What's Athanasius Got to Do With It?

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Another of the basically irrelevant Trinitarian objections against translating the Sahidic Coptic of John 1:1c as "and the Word was a g...
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Friday, October 19, 2007

"Tertium non video"

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A little over a year ago a noted Coptic scholar commented to me about the different ways in which Sahidic Coptic John 1:1c could be rendered...
Monday, July 23, 2007

An Interesting Coptic Resource

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Coptic grammarian Bentley Layton has a new book, Coptic in 20 Lessons: Introduction to Sahidic Coptic With Exercises & Vocabularies (Pe...
Thursday, March 15, 2007

Trinitarian Apologists Still Muddying the Waters

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Trinitarian apologists still try to duck and weave and obfuscate in their attempts to deny the clear evidence of the Sahidic (and Bohairic) ...
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