Subject: Acts 20:28 Whose blood?
Rodney J. Decker
rdecker at bbc.edu
Tue Mar 30 06:22:59 EST 1999
Perhaps the most extensive discussion of this problem is to be found in
Murray J. Harris, *Jesus as God: The NT Use of THEOS in Reference to
Jesus*, ch. 5, pp. 131-41. He addresses both the text critical issues as
well as the grammar and theology, concluding that: "the most appropriate
translation of these words is 'the Church of God which he bought with the
blood of his own one' ... with hO QEOS construed as a christological title.
According to this view, hO QEOS refers to God the Father, not Jesus Christ"
(p. 141). Even if one does not agree with Harris (and this is a notable
crux), he leaves few stones unturned in his discussion. It well repays
careful study.
Rod
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Rodney J. Decker, Th.D. Baptist Bible Seminary
Dept. of NT P.O. Box 800, Clarks Summit, PA 18411
http://faculty.bbc.edu/rdecker/
The *Resources for NT Study* page is accessible at:
http://faculty.bbc.edu/rdecker/rd_rsrc.htm
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