10-21-2004, 03:53 PM
from "preaching Jesus"
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But both of the first 2 versions put the word in the present tense, when the event being described happened in the past at the time it was written. So both the Greek Orthodox and the Textus Receptus have a problem in that regard. Here, you can tell from the context whether its past tense or future tense but in other cases you cannot.
Let me respond to this point:
1) The historical present usage in koine greek is well attested.
2) Mark's style uses the present a lot in narration.
Therefore, while I conclude that Mark is by no means the best writer of NT Greek, these examples do not necessarily reflect bad grammar.
QUOTED
But both of the first 2 versions put the word in the present tense, when the event being described happened in the past at the time it was written. So both the Greek Orthodox and the Textus Receptus have a problem in that regard. Here, you can tell from the context whether its past tense or future tense but in other cases you cannot.
Let me respond to this point:
1) The historical present usage in koine greek is well attested.
2) Mark's style uses the present a lot in narration.
Therefore, while I conclude that Mark is by no means the best writer of NT Greek, these examples do not necessarily reflect bad grammar.