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Greek New Testament
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Reviewing or rating the GNT seems somewhat impertinent. I have been reading/rereading parts of the GNT since graduate school over three decades ago (3rd ed then, 4th now because I haven't got around to buying the 5th), so it may live in currently reading on a quasi-permanent basis.
The Gospels are the main course. Mark's Greek is terse and abrupt, the syntax somewhat jagged. Everyone is constantly afraid and the genuine ending at 16.8 ἐφοβοῦντο γάρ characterizes it well. It has the ring of authenticity in a way that Luke's novelization doesn't. Although John remains my favorite.
There is a lot (too much) of Paul. He has his moments, but often leaves you wondering what the bishops at Nicaea were thinking when they put it in the canon.
The Gospels are the main course. Mark's Greek is terse and abrupt, the syntax somewhat jagged. Everyone is constantly afraid and the genuine ending at 16.8 ἐφοβοῦντο γάρ characterizes it well. It has the ring of authenticity in a way that Luke's novelization doesn't. Although John remains my favorite.
There is a lot (too much) of Paul. He has his moments, but often leaves you wondering what the bishops at Nicaea were thinking when they put it in the canon.
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October 24, 2021
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October 24, 2021
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March 2, 2022
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May 1, 2023
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May 1, 2023
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May 2, 2023
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1.87%
"Most of the way through the Sermon on the Mount (through Mt 6). One of the most striking things this time through is noticing the frequent dreams (κατ� ὄνα�, in a dream, occurs only 6 times in the NT, all in Matthew). Four give Joseph direction (he seems to need a lot), one each for the Magi and for Pilate's wife. Why do people only get dream messages in Mt?"
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May 4, 2023
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new-testament
May 13, 2023
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10.35%
"Finished rereading Matthew, on to Mark. One of the benefits of reading the Greek is seeing the use of words, phrases, themes throughout. E.G., the Lord's Prayer summarizes much of Mt, looking back to the temptation in the wilderness, forward to Gethsemane with various parallels. Peter, the only apostle we really get to know, always comes across as the slow student who has to keep calling attention to himself."
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June 8, 2023
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18.29%
"Always a jolt to move from the jagged prose and random grammar of Mark to Luke's Greek."
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