PRWTOS

Polycarp66 at aol.com Polycarp66 at aol.com
Fri May 18 10:56:38 EDT 2001


Firstly, everyone be calm.  Please read the entire message before you react.  
I think you'll see that this is a legitimate subject for this forum.

Aune, in the WBC on Revelation proposes that there was an original 
apocalyptic writing which was later revised.  The original included 1.7-12a 
and 4.1 ff.  I need not specify any more of his view.  In 1.7 ff. we have the 
appearance of the exalted Christ to John beginning with "a voice like a 
trumpet".  In 4.1 it speaks of hH FWNH hH PRWTH.  

My question is NOT regarding source criticism (or theology for that matter) 
but regarding the use of PRWTH here if one were to accept that the 7 letters 
are from a later revision.  There would then be nothing intervening between 
the original vision/call report and this passage.  Would one then speak of hH 
FWNH hH PRWTH?  Is there a meaning for this word which would make sense here 
(which might reasonably be expected to be used, not something obscure)?  To 
me it seems unreasonable to understand it in the sense of "first" or "former" 
unless something intervenes.  Any ideas?

gfsomsel


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