[B-Greek] Romans 1:17 EK PISTEWS EIS PISTIN
Arie Dirkzwager
dirkzwager at pandora.be
Mon Apr 26 16:10:42 EDT 2004
"Any help ...". Well, let's try.
Because in my opinion the expression EK PISTEWS EIS PISTIN is very
interesting, I read the discussion about it in the archive of August 1999. I
did not find my own view represented.
I frequently noticed that EUAGGELION in the NT does not have the meaning
"gospel", but "preaching of the gospel to those who do not believe". In
verse 16 that meaning is quite possible, if we compare verse 15.
Preaching the gospel is indeed a DUNAMIS ... *EIS* SWTHRIAN, if a person
comes to believe (PANTI TWi PISTEUONTI).
EN AUTWi in verse 17 means EN TWi EUAGGELIWi, in the preaching of the
gospel. And indeed in the *preaching* there is APOKALUPSIS of God's
DIKAIOSUNH. In the preaching of the gospel the source is the PISTIS of the
person who is preaching (EK PISTEWS) and the goal is the PISTIS of the
person who is listening (EIS PISTIN).
The combination EK PISTEWS EIS PISTIN is of the type of the Latin expression
manus manum lavat: (one) hand washes (the other) hand.
The addition of the quotation from Habakkuk stresses the importance of
believe in the whole process.
So in my opinion there exists a slight parallel between the expression in
the Talmud and EK PISTEWS EIS PISTIN. In our verse God is not the origin,
but the person who brings the gospel.
Arie
Dr. A. Dirkzwager
Hoeselt, Belgium
e-mail dirkzwager at pandora.be
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Onderwerp: [B-Greek] Romans 1:17 EK PISTEWS EIS PISTIN
I was reading The Wisdom of the Hebrew Alphabet by Rabbi Michael Munk, and
on page 152 he mentioned that the Torah was given MN)MN LN)MN, (Minne'eman
L'ne'eman), which he interprets as meaning "from the Trustworthy [King] to
the trustworthy [servant]." He cites the Midrash Rabbah as the source, so it
does not seem unlikely that this Hebrew phrase could have informed Paul when
he wrote EK PISTEWS EIS PISTIN, which looks like it might be a translation
of that exact Hebrew phrase.
The meaning of EK PISTEWS EIS PISTIN was discussed at some length in 1996 &
1999. I reveiwed the posts but didn't notice any discussion linking to the
Hebrew phrase from the Talmud.
Any help would be appreciated.
Richard Amiel McGough
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