THEOS HGAPHSEN

Jim West jwest at highland.net
Fri Dec 24 16:17:37 EST 1999


At 09:18 AM 12/24/99 -0600, you wrote:
>I have noticed that quite often when the NT is speaking of Christ's
>sacrifice at the same time it speaks of His love, it places AGAPAW in the
>aorist, instead of the present or imperfect. For instance, in John 3:16...
>
>hOUTWS GAR HGAPHSEN hO THEOS TON KOSMON...
>
>Is this intended to speak of the crucifixion as a loving-act?

i think perhaps that be a bit of reading into....  I take the aorist here as
ingressive.

best, and merry christmas,

jim
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