Ward Brady

This document summarizes a linguistic and hermeneutical study of the Greek word γενεά [genea] during the Koine period (roughly 300 BC–4th century AD) with a focus of thee specific phrase ἡ γενεὰ αὕτη (this generation). It focuses on its 1st-century AD meaning and implications for interpreting key New Testament passages, especially Matthew 24:34 (“this generation will not pass away…”).

This document examines Matthew 24:34 —“Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened”— a verse frequently cited as evidence that Jesus made a failed prediction about the end of the world.