From: Kevin W. Woodruff (cierpke@prodigy.net)
Date: Tue Dec 11 2001 - 10:08:39 EST
Rod:
John 1:3 and 4 is the classic example
Kevin
At 04:26 PM 12/10/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> Could anyone offer an example (or a few such) in which the *punctuation* of
>a NT text (i.e., a punctuation variant) changes the meaning? I'm looking for
>clear examples in which the text could be read (legitimately, not
>humorously!) in at least two different ways depending on the way the text is
>punctuated--and which readings clearly result in a different meaning (not
>just a different emphasis or two different way to say essentially the same
>thing).
>
>The primary impetus for this query is an English teacher's query for such an
>example as she teaches punctuation. I've run across such examples before
>(often involving questions, as I recall--though I'd prefer exs. which hinge
>on a colon vs coma vs period), but I can't pull up any off the top of my
>head at the moment--and I don't have the time to do a lot of work tracking
>it down. Who better to ask, I thought, than the b-greek community where such
>knowledge is readily available?!
>
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>Associate Prof./NT
>Baptist Bible Seminary
>Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania
>http://faculty.bbc.edu/rdecker/
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><P><FONT SIZE=2> Could anyone offer an example (or a few such) in
which the *punctuation* of a NT text (i.e., a punctuation variant) changes
the meaning? I'm looking for clear examples in which the text could be read
(legitimately, not humorously!) in at least two different ways depending on
the way the text is punctuated--and which readings clearly result in a
different meaning (not just a different emphasis or two different way to say
essentially the same thing).</FONT></P>
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><P><FONT SIZE=2>The primary impetus for this query is an English teacher's
query for such an example as she teaches punctuation. I've run across such
examples before (often involving questions, as I recall--though I'd prefer
exs. which hinge on a colon vs coma vs period), but I can't pull up any off
the top of my head at the moment--and I don't have the time to do a lot of
work tracking it down. Who better to ask, I thought, than the b-greek
community where such knowledge is readily available?!</FONT></P>
>
><P><FONT SIZE=2>============================================</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Rodney J. Decker, Th.D.</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Associate Prof./NT</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Baptist Bible Seminary</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania</FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="http://faculty.bbc.edu/rdecker/"
TARGET="_blank">http://faculty.bbc.edu/rdecker/></FONT>
><BR><FONT SIZE=2>============================================</FONT>
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