[B-Greek] hHMERA in Acts 17:31

Polycarp66 at aol.com Polycarp66 at aol.com
Mon Jan 19 00:16:58 EST 2004


In a message dated 1/18/2004 10:10:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
tedsmath at yahoo.com writes:

> >In this case "the day" was shorthand
> >for "the day of the Lord" when used in conjunction with ideas of 
> >judgment.  This derives from such 
> >passages as Amos 5.18 ff
> 
> Recall that Acts 17:31 was originally spoken to Athenians.  
> Would they more likely have understood it to mean 
> "Day of the Lord as in Amos" or "ordinary 24-hour day" or 
> "tribunal"?
> 

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I suppose your judgment regarding that depends upon whether you think Paul 
did or was even able to "step outside his own skin" and not use his background.

gfsomsel



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