Type of Genitive in James 1:20
Jim West
jwest at highland.net
Fri Sep 22 17:17:17 EDT 2000
At 03:50 PM 9/22/00 -0400, you wrote:
>James 1:20
>
>ORGH GAR ANDROS DIKAIOSUNHN QEOU OUK ERGAZETAI
>
>I would like some help in identifying 'the righteousness of God' in
>James 1:20:
>
>1. The phrase refers to 'the righteous status that God confers on us'
>=QEOU as subjective genitive.
no.
>
>or
>
>2.The phrase refers to 'the justice of God' =QEOU having a possessive
>force.
>
no
>or
>
>3. The phrase refers to 'the righteous activity that meets God's
>approval' =QEOU as objective genitive.
>
Yes.
>
>Which is the best way to understand the genitive phrase?
>
#3.
best
jim
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