[B-Greek] PROGINWSKW, PROGNWSIS
Harold R. Holmyard III
hholmyard at ont.com
Wed Apr 21 21:57:00 EDT 2004
Dear Jonathan,
You will get your lexicon soon enough, so I won't repeat that. Yes,
the term can most definitely mean simple foreknowledge, or earlier
knowledge, if you check all the NT occurrences, noun and verb.
> I realize this topic could easily wonder off into issues
>regarding theology (feel free to email me off-list if you'd like to
>discuss this), but I thought I'd ask it. I have talked to some
>people who say that "foreknow" or "foreknowledge" doesn't mean that
>God "knew before hand" but because of such passages as Acts 2:23
>which according to the Granville Sharp rule, ties "forknowledge"
>with God's "determinate counsel, "hWRISMENH BOULH KAI PROGVWSEI" so
>I'm wondering what is the best definition of PROGINWSKW, PROGNWSIS,
>etc. in the NewTestament and if perhaps, are there any writings
>which are contemporary w/ the NT which would have the word as well
>in it?
HH: The Granville Sharp rule applies to persons, not things.
> I realize I need to get the BAGD lexicon (Baur, Art, Gingrich, etc.
>not sure if I have the names correct) but I haven't gotten it yet.
>Thankyou for your time, and if you feel this should be discussed
>off-list feel free to email me at notchking at yahoo.com. James R.
>White who seems to be quite learned in Koine teaches tha
> t the
> word(s) doesn't mean "God just looked in the past" but that He
>actually made it happen.
Yours,
Harold Holmyard
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