KOSMOS
Maurice A. O'Sullivan
mauros at iol.ie
Fri Oct 11 19:20:03 EDT 2002
At 23:59 11/10/02, SPAWN OF A JEWISH CARPENTER: CINDY SMITH wrote:
>I look forward to your interpretations of the meaning of the word
>KOSMOS.
Perhaps recourse to some solid scholarship on this matter might be more
rewarding than inviting "interpretations"?
As a start, may I suggest the _long_ entry in vol. 3 TDNT by Sasse, under
three main headings:
A. Non-biblical usage
B. KOSMOS in the LXX -- the concept of Cosmos in Judaism
C. KOSMOS in the N.T
[ Under B. incidentally, he makes the point that >> The Heb. OT has no word
for the universe. It normally speaks of heaven and earth, or occasionally
of the "all" << ]
This point is also cited by Stanley B. Morrow in his article " KOSMOS in
John " in CBQ 64/1 ( 2002) 90-102
Maurice A. O'Sullivan [ Bray, Ireland ]
mauros at iol.ie
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