[B-Greek] Eph 4:11-12

Jim West jwest at highland.net
Tue Dec 28 19:42:09 EST 2004


Is it possible that men...de indicates something of the idea of succession 
or replacement?  "on the one hand... on the other"; could this also carry 
the notion or the sense of  "once...now".  I ask because, in the early 
Church, Apostles and prophets (as official titles)  were on the decline 
when Ephesians was written and Pastors and teachers on the rise.  So- is it 
eisegetical to see the verse rendered something like "once apostles and 
prophets... but now pastors and teachers"  etc?

thanks

Jim
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