tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15461403.post113710102766987192..comments2024-02-08T11:51:18.121-05:00Comments on Brian G. Hedges : Protestant Reformers on the Biblical LanguagesBrian G. Hedgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07484347615800136537noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15461403.post-1138670709319930602006-01-30T20:25:00.000-05:002006-01-30T20:25:00.000-05:00"The Greek New Testament is the real New Testament..."The Greek New Testament is the real New Testament; all else is just translation." -- A.T. Robinson.<BR/><BR/>Persevere -- it's worth it.zechristofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376287951907528667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15461403.post-1138243674465620572006-01-25T21:47:00.000-05:002006-01-25T21:47:00.000-05:00I could not understand why I was taking Greek, whe...I could not understand why I was taking Greek, when I began it in college. I intended to go to law school after college where I was a Bible student and figured it was just a hoop I was jumping through to please the program requirements. <BR/><BR/>But then after working so hard that first year, I decided there was no point in stopping with just the very nuts and bolts of the language, so I Agent Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17797031158032033042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15461403.post-1137177676413728532006-01-13T13:41:00.000-05:002006-01-13T13:41:00.000-05:00Lunch is always a pleasure and an option!Lunch is always a pleasure and an option!mwhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08202670246362616005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15461403.post-1137173601381871542006-01-13T12:33:00.000-05:002006-01-13T12:33:00.000-05:00Well, Luther is known for his exaggeration and hyp...Well, Luther is known for his exaggeration and hyperbole, so I don't take every thing he says seriously. But I appreciate his zeal and I think that the comment about the gospel perishing without the languages is actually verified by your comment that we do have such good and accurate translations today. But they are just that - translations! And some Greek scholars who knew the languages had to Brian G. Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07484347615800136537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15461403.post-1137171416737309162006-01-13T11:56:00.000-05:002006-01-13T11:56:00.000-05:00The study of Greek is a noble thing! Don't put yo...The study of Greek is a noble thing! Don't put yourself down.<BR/><BR/>I remember one of my Greek professors in college referencing Luther on this issue. I don't think it was any of these quotes, but it could be summarized like this: "A person can barely be saved without a knowledge of the sacred languages, let alone be able to pastor." I think this reflects the polemical day in which Luther mwhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08202670246362616005noreply@blogger.com