1Cor 1:24

Dmitriy Reznik reznik1 at juno.com
Mon Mar 27 18:28:49 EST 2000



>  I am afraid that my question about 1Cor 1:24 was not quite clear. 
> My
>  question was: does the phrase "G-d's power and G-d's wisdom" 
> describe
>  Jesus ([We preach] Messiah who is the power of God, and the wisdom 
> of
>  God) OR Paul's message about Him ([We preach] about Messiah AS the 
> power
>  of God, and AS the wisdom of God).
>   >>
> 
> I thought I was fairly clear in my translation
> 
> 
> 24 But to those who are called (both Jews and Greeks) Christ is 
> God’s power 
> and God’s wisdom 
> 
> gfsomsel
>

I have a problem with this translation, because in Greek text Christ, as
well as G-d's power and G-d's wisdom, are in Accusative. It means Christ
is not the subject in this sentence, but an object of Paul's preaching.
Verse 24 continues v.23.

Dmitriy
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