@The Learner ...let me get this straight......:
hmm:
Your beef is with our rendering of John 1:1, which it is claimed to have been so translated as "a god" because of Greber's translation.
But if you check out the Greek rendering of John 1:1, it is clear that Greber was correct. All we needed to do was check out the Greek to see it clearly.
"In en the beginning archē was eimi the ho Word logos, and kai the ho Word logos was eimi with pros · ho God theos, and kai the ho Word logos was eimi God theos." (Mounce Interlinear)
Look closely.....that little word "
ho" is clearly seen with regard to 'the' Word (ho logos) but is
missing in the English translation when referring to Yahweh....and for one reason and one reason only...to promote the trinity. The second mention of "theos" is without the definite article which means that the Word was "a god" not "THE God" (Yahweh).
Almighty God is always distinguished by the definite article if other 'gods or god-like ones' are mentioned in the same verse.
"HO THEOS" is Yahweh in John 1:1 and he is mentioned only once. The Word was said to be with "ho theos" but the word was not "ho theos"....simply "theos"....correctly translated as "a god"...or a divinity....or a divinely authorized person.
So....this is a storm in a teacup, regardless of Greber's translation, the Greek itself cleared up the mistranslation of John 1:1.
The other point seems to be about the bodies of the "saints" being seen out of their tombs.....so what does the rest of the Bible tell us about whether this is a resurrection of those saints or not?
First, whoever “the holy ones” were, Matthew did not say
they were raised up. He said their
bodies, or corpses, were. Second, he did not say these bodies came to life. He said they were raised up, and the Greek verb
e·geiʹro, meaning to “raise up,” does not always refer to a resurrection. It can, among other things, also mean to “lift out” from a pit or to “get up” from the ground. (Matthew 12:11; Matthew 17:7; Luke 1:69)
The upheaval at Jesus’ death opened tombs, tossing lifeless bodies into the open. Such occurrences during earthquakes were reported in the second century C.E. by Greek writer Aelius Aristides and more recently, in 1962, in Colombia.
This view of the event harmonizes with Bible teachings. In 1 Corinthians 15, the apostle Paul gives convincing proof of the resurrection, but he completely ignores the incident at Matthew 27:52-53. So do all other Bible writers. (Acts 2:32, 34)
The corpses raised up at Jesus’ death could not have come to life in the way many believe because, three days later, Jesus became “the firstborn from the dead.” (Colossians 1:18) The "saints" were to be raised to spirit life in heaven with Jesus....not to wandering around after being thrown out of their graves by an earthquake. For such a momentous event, why was it never mentioned by any of the other Bible writers? That's easy, it wasn't such a momentous event, but the mere consequence of an earthquake.
Another storm in a teacup....
