ALLHLWN

Gie Vleugels gvleugels at etf.edu
Thu Dec 26 03:37:16 EST 2002


Dear Peter and others,

Our discussion about the meaning of ALLHLWN in James 5 and elsewhere provides us with an excellent illustration of a fundamental principle in Bible translation and exegesis:  Always try to find out how the first readers have understood a text.   Peter, what makes you so sure that the early Church was wrong in its application of James 5?  You're stating that by the time of Origen Church practice was already firmly settled and influenced the interpretation of James 5.  When was it settled?  Where did it come from, if not from Scripture and/o apostolic teaching?  What makes you think that early Christians have ever read James 5 in a different way?  Those that refer to it (Hippolytus etc.), read it as it is reflected in Church practice.  Before concluding that the first four centuries of Christian readership missed the point, one should rethink ones own interpretation.

CAIREIN,
Gie

Gie Vleugels
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