The Bluffer's Refuge

by ozziepost 1 Replies latest jw friends

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  ozziepost

  You can get away with anything by saying, "According to the original Greek..."

  Cheers,
  Ozzie

  "You can know the law by heart, without knowing the heart of it"
  Philip Yancey, What's So Amazing About Grace?
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  Stephanus

  I've met him; getting on in years - about 3000 now!

  But seriously, a good book on the subject is Exegetical Fallacies by D.A. Carson. There is a large chapter on abuse of original languages. Might dig it up to see if he specifically deals with JW interpretations - I heard a few of the interpretative fallacies used in my old pentecostal church.

  Q: How do you know a Dub loyal to "Jehovah's Organisation" is lying?
  A: Their lips are moving.