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BIBLE STUDY GREEK Translation Thursday

Greek Verse of the Week

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

I am toying with the idea of starting a yet third blog that focuses on helping people review first year Greek. I will focus on just first year and, for the most part, not introduce second year grammar. You have enough to review without more stuff. I will be covering the passages in my Graded Greek Reader. Here is the first; please let me know if it is helpful.

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BIBLICAL GREEK Monday with Mounce

How Do You Know You Are Forgiven? (1 John 1:9)

Monday, January 30, 2023

Well-known verses are hard to translate. Even if the historical translation is a little off, committees are slow to change. 1 John 1:9 is one of those verses. The KJV reads, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” One would assume that behind “to forgive” is an infinitive of purpose (se also the ESV, CSB, NLT). But its not; “to forgive” translates ἵνα ἀφῇ.

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We can no longer assume that people trust their Bible and believe what it says about itself. People say that Genesis 1–11 reads more like a myth than history. The God of the Old Testament is a moral monster who commands genocide. Did the biblical writers get it right, or did they slant, massage, or even create the Bible we have today? How can you believe a Bible that’s full of internal contradictions with itself and external contradictions with science and history? Why should we believe the right books are in the Bible? Many books were left out, like the Gospel of Thomas. If you want to learn more about Bill’s new book, Why I Trust the Bible, including issues he was not able to cover in the book, check out BillMounce.com/trust. Why I Trust the Bible is now available at Amazon, ChristianBook, or your favorite bookstore.

YouTube playlists

Be sure to check out my playlists at YouTube.com/billmounce

  1. Greek Word of the Day (from Greek for the Rest of Us)
  2. Greek Word of the Day (from Basics of Biblical Greek)
  3. Greek Verse of the Week (a detailed look at some of the Bible's more famous verses)
  4. The Professors says (fun little phrases to learn)
  5. Monday w/ Mounce (blogs for people knowing two years of Greek or more)
  6. Bible Study Greek (blogs for people who have learned to use Greek tools)
  7. Why I Trust the Bible

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