prin Abraam genesthai egw eimi

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Wed Apr 17 12:07:06 EDT 2002


Peter, Kenneth L. McKay (cited in my previous post) gives several examples of the "Extension from Past" besides John 8:58. They are Luke 13:7, Luke 15:29, John 14:9, and Acts 27:33.

In addition, here are some examples from the Greek Suptuagint (LXX), with EGW EIMI:

Genesis 31:38 TAUTA MOI EIKOSI ETH EGW EIMI META SOU.
These twenty years *I have been* with thee. (Brenton's translation)

Genesis 31:41 TAUTA MOI EIKOSI ETH EGW EIMI EN THi OIKIAi SOU.
These twenty years *have I been* in thy house. (Brenton)

Judges 16:17 hOTI hAGIOS QEOU EGW EIMI APO KOILIAS MHTROS MOU.
Because *I have been* a holy one of God from my mother's womb. (Brenton)

Solomon Landers


>Can I take it from the responses I have read that the >appicability of
>Burton's comments to this passage, and the accuracy of his >statement, is not
>cut and dried but debatable?

>Peter




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