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Two respected Coptic scholars, Dr. Ariel Shisha HaLevy and Dr. Bentley Layton, agree that the Sahidic Coptic text of John 1:1c can only be translated two ways based on its grammar: "the Word was a god" or "the Word was divine." When asked if the traditional rendering of "the Word was God" could also be supported, Dr. Shisha HaLevy replied in Latin "Tertium non video," meaning "I do not see a third possibility." Both scholars indicate the Coptic text uses an indefinite article, prohibiting the definite trans

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