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Tagged: Observation homework

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  • February 20, 2021 at 5:03 pm #738
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    Sharing my notes from Observation homework I used the on-line web version of Logos and class notes to complete the assignment + a lot of google definitions.
    Charlie:
    4. Observation homework

    In the beginning was the Word,
    and the Word was with God,
    and the Word was God.

    In: temporal preposition, routine

    Beginning: noun, dative case (object of the preposition – in), feminine (in orig language); non-routine (key to meaning of the sentence);
    Literal – customary or common usage of this word;

    In the beginning = prepositional phrase [ “the” is not present in the original text]

    Was: verb, past tense, imperfect tense, active, indicative, third person;
    Non-routine – valuable to the meaning of the sentence
    Literal – past tense of the verb root – to be or exist
    Structure – finite verb, main action of the verse, object is “the Word”, timeframe defined by the prepositional phrase “in the beginning”.
    Modified by the conjunctive “and” to indicate that this action continues.

    the: article, nominative, singular, masculine, attributive article
    Routine; Literal
    Structure – attributive to the noun “Word” could be “a” Word or “any” word. Instead adds a specificity to the noun – “the” Word.
    It is singular so it is referring to a specific “Word” [to be defined in interpretation]

    Word: noun, greek ‘LOGOS’, nominative, singular, masculine
    Non-routine: meaning of the term is key to the meaning of this phrase
    Figurative: means more than the common usage of word
    Structure: Subject of this phrase; modified by the conjunctive “and” and “the”

    And: conjunction, logical connective, additive conjunction – the second phrase which this connects to contains an additional fact that is related to the earlier phrase.
    Routine – but adds important information to the first phrase
    Literal
    Modifies the word “WORD” in the first phrase

    the: article – same use as in the first phrase

    Word: noun, LOGOS, nominative, singular, masculine
    Non-routine – Subject of this phrase
    Figurative usage
    Structure: in the first phrase, the WORD is put into a temporal domain; in this phrase, the WORD is being described in more detail. Same WORD now with descriptive detail added.

    Was: verb, past tense, imperfect tense, active, indicative, third person; same usage as in first phrase!
    Non-routine – valuable to the meaning of the sentence
    Literal – past tense of the verb root – to be or exist
    Structure – finite verb, main action of the verse, object is “the Word”, timeframe defined by the prepositional phrase “in the beginning”.
    Modified by the conjunctive “and” to indicate that this action continues.

    With: preposition of association
    Routine; Literal
    Connecting WORD with following noun – God

    [the] God: noun, theos, nominative, singular, masculine; predicate nominative
    Non-routine – capitalized, object of the sentence
    Literal – specific reference to a Deity

    And: conjunction, logical connective, additive conjunction – the third phrase which this connects to contains an additional fact that is related to the first and second phrases.
    Routine – but adds important information to the sentence.
    Literal
    Modifies the word “WORD”

    the: article – same use as in the first phrase

    Word: noun, greek ‘LOGOS’, nominative, singular, masculine
    Non-routine: meaning of the term is key to the meaning of this phrase
    Figurative: means more than the common usage of word
    Structure: Subject of this phrase; modified by the conjunctive “and” and “the”

    Was: verb, past tense, imperfect tense, active, indicative, third person;
    Non-routine – valuable to the meaning of the sentence
    Literal – past tense of the verb root – to be or exist
    Structure – finite verb, main action of the verse, object is “the Word
    Modified by the conjunctive

    God: theos, noun, nominative, singular, masculine, predicate nominative
    Non-routine – specific meaning of this term in this sentence
    Literal:
    Structure: in the greek, it says ‘God is the Word’.

    1 Cor 13:13 And now abide faith, hope and love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

    And: but or and; conjunction, logical connective; adversative conjunction [An adversative conjunction expresses opposition or contrast between two statements. Examples are: but, still, yet, whereas, while, nevertheless etc. ]
    Routine; Literal;

    Now: adverb, temporal adverb; now brings the subject of this sentence into the present.
    Routine; Literal
    Now ties this passage to the previous verses in this chapter. Feels like an exclamation point.
    Now is an important word in this verse! The writer is using this adverb to bring his writing to a climax.

    Abide: verb, present, indicative, third person, singular; finite verb [def: remain, stay, reside]
    Non-routine: this choice of verb for these nouns sets its use apart from routine usage.
    Literal (?): Abide is being applied to Faith, Hope and Love – which applies a living property to non-material behaviors.
    The verb is present active indicating on-going action. Structurally this is a key word in the passage. It highlights a major distinction being presented in contrast with the passages preceding it. Interpreting this word will bring deeper meaning to the verse.

    Faith, Hope, Love: nouns, nominative, singular, feminine; appositive
    Routine; Literal
    All nouns that require interpretation to understand their meaning in this context.
    Paul brings unique distinction to these three nouns in contrast with the discussion of spiritual gifts in the church.

    These: Pronoun, demonstrative, nominative, plural, neuter; demonstrative pronoun
    Routine; Literal
    These refers back to F, H & L.

    Three: lit. the three; adjective, nominative, plural, neuter; cardinal adjective;
    The Cardinal adjective denotes “how many”.
    Routine; Literal
    Why does the verse add this? Three refers back to the pronoun “these”.

    But: conjunction, logical contrastive; adversative conjunction
    Routine, Literal
    Modifies the verb abide. These three abide but there is more.

    [The] greatest: adjective, nominative, singular, feminine, comparative; predicate adjective
    Non-routine – significant word in the message of this sentence
    Literal
    This predicate adjective describes or modifies the subject of a sentence – “these” [F, H, L]
    With the use of the adjective, Paul is assigning comparative value to “these things”.

    Of these: pronoun, demonstrative, genitive, plural, neuter; partitive genitive
    Used to indicate a whole divided into or regarded in parts. A special distinction is being made about Love.
    Routine; Literal
    This is a different greek word for these [touton vs. tauta]. Partitive genitive usage

    [the] Love: noun, nominative, singular, feminine: subject [with an attributive article ‘the’]
    Non-routine: subject of the sentence and highlighted in particular
    Literal: use of the gk word agape has specific meaning in the original language.
    Brings this verse to mind: This is Love – not that we loved God but that He loved us.

    Important words in the verse are: Abides, Faith, Hope, Love, Greatest, Now

    February 22, 2021 at 2:05 am #742
    Rojan Sevilla
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    Many thanks, Charlie! This is super helpful! Bless you much, Brother!

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