Abernathy the Dull
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If the "Granville Sharp Rule" is accepted, then Titus 2:13 and 2 Peter 1:1 are explicit declarations of Christ's deity. The construction of the Greek is article-noun-kai-noun. The English equivalent would be the-noun-and-noun. According to Sharp's rule, if the nouns are in the singular and not proper names, then this construction is referring to one identity.
??? ???? ???? ??? ??????? ????? ??????? -- 2 Peter 1:1
tou theou emon kai soteros ihsou christou
A "valid" Sharp construction, an explicit declaration that Jesus is God
??? ???? ???? ??? ?????? ????? ??????? -- 2 Thess 1:12
tou theou emon kai kuriou ihsou christou
Not a "valid" Sharp construction, not an explicit declaration that Jesus is God
What's the difference? The syntax is identical. 2 Peter 1:1 has "savior" where 2 Thess 1:12 has "Lord." Yet only 2 Peter 1:1 is supposedly only fits Sharp's rule.
(Key words: New World Translation, NWT, Jehovah's Witnesses, Trinity, Koine Greek)
??? ???? ???? ??? ??????? ????? ??????? -- 2 Peter 1:1
tou theou emon kai soteros ihsou christou
A "valid" Sharp construction, an explicit declaration that Jesus is God
??? ???? ???? ??? ?????? ????? ??????? -- 2 Thess 1:12
tou theou emon kai kuriou ihsou christou
Not a "valid" Sharp construction, not an explicit declaration that Jesus is God
What's the difference? The syntax is identical. 2 Peter 1:1 has "savior" where 2 Thess 1:12 has "Lord." Yet only 2 Peter 1:1 is supposedly only fits Sharp's rule.
(Key words: New World Translation, NWT, Jehovah's Witnesses, Trinity, Koine Greek)