Re: John 1:18 Monogenes?
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As for the theos part, the issue there is that in other manuscript families it is rendered "son". So there is a theological matter there for some, and definitely a perception issue, when and also if you capitalize the "G". There is no definite article before the word theos here, and so even if rendered as god I would argue it should not be capital. This still makes the reading more difficult to understand though, as you'd need to have a complete understanding of the word theos in conjunction with teachings such as John 10:34-38 to not be confused about the monotheism issue, which many lack. To me the passage could either be rendered "only born in-kind son" or "only born in-kind god" or even "only born in-kind son of god" as a kind of justifiable compromise, but what should not be done is where some would try to explain the monogenes theos text in their own words, and produce something like NIV 2011 did. Yuck I say.
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