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1 | Baby or baby (continued)? | Luke 2:16 | Hank | 142389 | ||
This doesn't surprise me, Ray. The New Yorker has always been quirky about punctuation. James Thurber, who was at one time a major contributor to the magazine, had heated arguments with Ross on the subject. Punctuation should not be treated lightly, I believe, because it can have a profound effect on meaning. Nowhere is this more crucial than in Scripture. Was, for example, John the Baptist the voice of one crying in the wilderness, "Repent..." or was he the voice of one crying, "In the wilderness, repent..."? --Hank | ||||||
2 | Baby or baby (continued)? | Luke 2:16 | Ray | 142417 | ||
Hi Hank, Another possibility that I have considered and rejected is "a voice of One, crying in the wilderness, "Repent". I rejected it because of the comparison with Isaiah 40:3, "A voice is calling, "Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness; Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God." Will there be peace and truth in our days because we have spoken the word of the Lord? See Isaiah 39:8. I find it interesting that the writer of the critique of Lynne Truss' book went on and spoke of "voice". From the heart, Ray |
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