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Title: Unconvincing and illogical
Review: Butler is very thorough in cataloging the instances of both Greek words in the NT, but his logic in comparing them is lacking. Much of his argument rests on the fact that since both words are used in regards to the same relationships (i.e. God to man, Jesus to disciples, disciples to God, etc), they must mean the same thing. Butler is presupposing that phileo and agapao both should be defined as "love." This is the fallacy of begging the question. We use multiple words to describe our relationships to other people; this does not make them synonyms. To apply Butler's method to English: If I say, "I think about Jane" and "I talk about Jane," think and talk must mean the same thing!
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