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Topic: John 1:1 "a god"? (3 Posts)

Message: John 1:1 "a god"?
Is the following an expectable rendering of John 1:1, according to the Greek grammar to you, if yes why, if not why? “In [the] beginning the Word was, and the Word was with God, and the Word was a god.”-N.W.T. DR
Message: Re: John 1:1 "a god"?
For thorough discussions of this topic I would recommend searching the B-Greek archives (e.g. Google "john 1:1 site:ibiblio.org"). This is a pretty good summation found in one of the threads: There is nothing in the grammar itself that invalidates "The Word was a god" as a translation. It is other factors in the context that will have to determine whether this is a legitimate understanding of the clause. http://www.ibiblio.org/bgreek/test-archives/html4/1997-09/index.html#20978
Message: Re: John 1:1 "a god"?
As far as I'm concerned, John 1:1 should be rendered as follows: "In the beginning was the word, and the word was before the god, and god was the word." But I am not going to be the one to make the correction, here, in a public wiki, and then find myself arguing with all those who demand it be another way for their own reasons. (But you know I'm right. :) Peace.