[B-Greek] Re: B-Greek Digest, Vol 16, Issue 24
John Colby
colby at solutions2000.net
Thu Apr 22 11:48:48 EDT 2004
Jonathan,
If you haven't already, you should check out Wallace's Greek Grammar
Beyond the Basics. There is a discussion of Acts 2:23 on page 288.
Jonathan Colby
Guyana, South America
>
> 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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