"...in their translation [KIT] 'god was the Word,' God is spelled with a small g, another subtle attempt to demote Christ to the rank of demigod, apparently oblivious to the fact that the existing manuscripts of the NT were all written in capital letters..." Jehovah of the Watchtower, pp. 51, 52
The above is an incredible statement, that I had also heard repeated elsewhere.
True, most of our ancient manuscripts wrote only in capitals. They are called Uncials. For instance, in
uncial script, Satan is called, "O QEOS TOU AIWNOS/THE GOD OF THE AGE." Yet, most Bibles, like the NASB, HCSB, Smith & Goodspeed will not capitalize theos/god here, even though it is articular, and in all capitals. In uncial script, John 1:1 is written as follows: EN ARCH HN O LOGOS KAI O LOGOS HN PROS TON QEON KAI QEOS HN O LOGOS
Uncial manuscripts capitalized EVERYTHING, every word and every letter. It was not a doctrinal statement, and should never be used for a defense in such a way. To do this would be careless. Why would someone stoop to this deception?
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