/lit/ - Literature

>>21309998
The oldest complete Coptic codices of the Gospels available today date from the 11th or the 12th century C.E., but copies of single Bible books, or portions of them, date back to as early as the fourth and fifth centuries C.E.

The value of the Coptic translations, particularly the early ones, is that they were based on Greek texts that predate many existing Greek manuscripts.

The Coptic translations shed light on the ancient texts from which they were translated !!

The Coptic translations render John 1:1 in a way that indicates that Jesus, who is referred to as “A GOD,” is NOT the same person as ALMIGHTY GOD !!

>even though it omits passages and inserts "jehovah" inappropriately

no it doesn't

>>19646842
>Not according to he himself again, he raised said temple in 3 days

Spiritual body

My reasoning is based on all the verses I quoted

>Clearly baptism is not the same as using a car but I guess that should be pushed aside. Watch tower addendum 3453 says so

I literally have no idea whta you are talking about half the time my friend

>Even though every other English translation says God not a god.

I showed you other translations : >>19645668

The lack of article in the original greek would literally be rendered "a god", in the sense of divine. It is an attribute of Jesus.

Contrary to the first mention of God in John 1:1 where it is preceded by the definite article.

Moreover, the oldest complete Coptic codices of the Gospels available today date from the 11th or the 12th century C.E., but copies of single Bible books, or portions of them, date back to as early as the fourth and fifth centuries C.E.

The value of the Coptic translations, particularly the early ones, is that they were based on Greek texts that predate many existing Greek manuscripts.

The Coptic translations shed light on the ancient texts from which they were translated.

Coptic translations render Joh 1:1 in a way that indicates that Jesus, who is referred to as “a god,” is not the same person as Almighty God.

See the screenshot I took from wikipedia