1 Tim 2:3-4

Mark Wilson emory2oo2 at hotmail.com
Thu Sep 14 17:25:19 EDT 2000




Harold:

I'll respond to some of this:

>What are some of the thoughts in recent scholarship into
>the 1st century use of SWZW which have direct bearing on  translating this?
>
>1Tim. 2:3-4: TOUTO KALON KAI APODEKTON ENWPION TOU SWTHROS hHMWN QEON, hOS 
>PANTAS ANQRWPOUS QELEI SWQHNAI KAI EIS EPIGNWSIN ALHQEIAS ELQEIN
>
>Is this really saying that God wills all men to be saved (QEON, hOS PANTAS  
>ANQRWPOUS  QELEI  SWQHNAI)? What are the implications of QELEI here?
>

QELW to me has 3 prominent lexical meanings:

1. will

Which, when used of God, would correspond to His "sovereignty." When will is 
used of man, it refers to our "volition."

2. design

3. purpose


>What lexicological issues are involved in SWZW?

In general, SWZW denotes a deliverance. This word had a wide variety of 
nuances in the NT alone. Primarily is context driven.


>Are there any temporal limitations on the sense of SWQHNAI QELEI?

Sorry. Clueless as to what you are asking here.


Regards,

Mark Wilson


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