Help With The Greek

[Costeon]

Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

I would simply point out that almost every time the phrase "God the Father" or "God our Father" appears in Scripture, the article is lacking. This includes every one of Paul’s benedictions as well as several other verses (Rom. 1:7; 1 Cor. 1:3; 2 Cor 1:2; Gal. 1:1,3; Eph. 1:2; Eph. 6:23; Phil. 1:2; 2:11; Col. 1:2; 1 Thess. 1:1; 2 Thess. 1:1,2; 1 Tim. 1:2; 2 Tim. 1:2; Titus 1:4; Phm. 1:3; 1 Peter 1:2; 2 Peter 1:17; 2 John 1:3; Jude 1:1).

I wonder what John's normal usage is. I see he lists many examples from Paul's salutations, but I wouldn't think Paul's usage would be a primary place to look to understand John 1.1. I'm short on time so I can't read the whole article carefully, so maybe the author does examine John's usage elsewhere.