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As students and ministers of God’s Word, you know that the closer you can get to the original texts, the better you can preach, teach, and understand the Bible. The Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament (EGGNT) is written and researched to provide all the necessary information for understanding the Greek text. Each volume also includes homiletical helps and suggestions for further study. ...

5. “The Word was God” (NIV, NJB, NRSV, HCSB, and most EVV). This traditional translation has the advantage of being as simple as the original and of representing a definite Greek substantive by a definite English substantive, each being without the article. However, we must be aware that “God” is being used in a distinctive sense, not as a proper noun that refers to the Father or the triune God (as in normal English usage), but as a generic title that signifies One who inherently shares the nature
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