Written for pastors and serious students of the Bible, this edition is designed to give more time and focus to the Greek text itself. The foundational question for any serious scholar of Scripture must be: “What is the text?” Only after establishing the text can one rightly ask, “What does it mean?” The Sacred Writings of St. John the Apostle (Third Edition) presents the evolving history of the Received Text—from its earliest form to the eclectic text in use today. Through a color-coded Greek script, changes and developments in the text over time are clearly documented. The top line records the work of textual critics in their ongoing effort to reconstruct the original autographs. A level-one English translation accompanies the Greek, functioning similarly to an interlinear Bible, to assist readers in navigating the text with clarity. Beneath this, presented in a parallel and vertical format, are the major Greek Uncials and published Papyri, some dating within twenty to forty years of the original writings.
The labor-intensive groundwork has been completed—now, your study can begin with the text itself.
Pastor Hank, or simply Pastor, is my preferred identification. I was born in Whittier, California. Raised in the Midwest, St. Louis suburb of Kirkwood, until I went to high school. Attended St. John’s Academy, Winfield, Kansas, and one year of Junior college. The Second year of college was at the University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri. From there, I entered the Navy as a Fireman and spent twenty years and one day, then retired as a Lieutenant. I put my education in the Navy as an engineer to work at Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles for three years as Assistant Director of Plant Service, and at night went to LA City College, Cal State LA. and Christ College Irvine. I worked as a general contractor for about three years in Oceanside, maintaining a shopping center and picking up rebuild and remodel jobs. Six years out of the Navy, I received my personal call to become a pastor, put my last daughter into college, and went back to St. Louis for the training necessary for me to become a pastor at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. I received ordination on June 12, 1994. My first church was St. John’s Lutheran, Palms, Michigan. The church I now Pastor is St. John’s Lutheran Church, Salt Lake City, Utah. My first book, authored, is the Sacred Writings of St. John the Apostle, now in its third edition.
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