[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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