Gal 2:20 - to the son
Steve Puluka
spuluka at hotmail.com
Mon May 1 06:34:02 EDT 2000
>Dale Greenlee
>
>I have another related question here. Since this is a quotation of a
>Hebrew text, does the hebrew word for "live" carry the same possible
>meanings spoken of in Bill and Harold's discussions?
Dale,
While it is possible that Paul and the author of Hebrews were making their
own translation of the Hebrew Scriptures, I don't think this is likely in
this case. The Septuagint Greek version of Scripture is the likely source.
Here is the original text:
Hab 2:4
hO DE DIKAIOS hEK PISTEWS MOU ZHSETAI
Galatians 3:11 reads:
hO DIKAIOS hEK PISTEWS ZHSETAS
Both the Romans 1:17 and Hebrews 10:38 quote the above without modification
at all. I believe the author of Galations is composing a Greek work,
quoting from another Greek work, for a Greek audience. This would mean any
metaphor here is a Greek one and not Hebrew.
Steve Puluka
Adult Education Instructor
Byzantine Catholic Archeparcy of Pittsburgh
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