Wallace on Ga 4:14

Maurice A. O'Sullivan mauros at iol.ie
Mon Sep 18 04:45:44 EDT 2000


At 07:30 18/09/00, clayton stirling bartholomew wrote:

> > On page 252 Daniel Wallace in his Exegetical Syntax says he considers
> > AGGELOS QEOU to be definite along with all usages of ANNGELOS KURIOU
> > in both the OT and the NT.
>
>Dan,
>
>You sure Wallace said that? Have you overlooked a nuance?

Clay:
Here is the actual quote ---   progressing from " most probable" to " is " 
I would rate as blunt rather than nuanced <g>

 >>One of the many theologically significant constructions is AGGELOS 
KURIOU (cf. Matt 1:20; 28:2; Luke 2:9; Acts 12:7; Gal 4:14 [AYYELOS QEOU] 
In the LXX this is the normal phrase used to translate MLACH ADONAI  ("the 
angel of the Lord").
The NT exhibits the same phenomenon, prompting Nigel Turner to suggest that 
"AGGELOS KURIOU is not an angel but the angel [of the Lord]." Indeed, 
although most scholars treat AGGELOS KURIOU in the NT as "an angel of the 
Lord," there is no linguistic basis for doing so. Apart from theological 
argument, it is most probable that AGGELOS KURIOU is the angel of the Lord 
in the NT and is to be identified with the the angel of the Lord of the OT.<<

Regards
Maurice

Maurice A. O'Sullivan  [ Bray, Ireland ]
mauros at iol.ie






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