PARAPTWMA in Rom 4.25

Eric S. Weiss eweiss at gte.net
Wed Mar 15 00:20:10 EST 2000


I haven't done any kind of study of this, but, e.g., in Romans 5:12-21, 
Paul uses hAMARTIA and PARABASIS and PARAPTWMA, as well as CARISMA and 
DWREA and DWRHMA. As he uses 3 different words for "gift," he likewise uses 
3 different words for "sin" - and I don't think there are really technical 
distinctions that should be pressed between the three "sin" words or the 
three "gift" words. Except that he only uses hAMARTIA in the singular - 
"sin" as a force that entered into the world through man's and men's 
PARAPTWMATA/PARABASEIS - "sins". That might explain why in Romans 4:25 
Christ died for our "PARAPTWMATA" rather than our "hAMARTIAI"

On 03/14/00, ""N & RJ Hanscamp" <hanscamps at paradise.net.nz>" wrote:
> Hi team
> 
> Back from a long absence and settling into parish life, I have an interesting
> question posed on another list
> 
> "The Greek word used for trespasses in Romans 4:25 is paraptoma, an
> infrequently used word.  Does this have any significance as you read the
> text?  How might the meaning differ if Paul had, instead, used the word,
> hamartia, the most commonly used word for sin?"
> 
> Any comments??
> 
> BTW.  Auckland IS STILL the home of the America's cup.
> 
> Rev Nigel Hanscamp
> Matamata Union Parish
> 18 Buchanan Street
> Matamata
> New Zealand
> Phone ++64 7 888 8976
> Email: hanscamps at paradise.net.nz



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