[B-Greek] Hebrews 1:8

tmcos at rogers.com tmcos at rogers.com
Wed Jun 30 11:59:40 EDT 2004


George, I think your point that God is never referred to metaphorically as a throne elsewhere argues strongly for the position that QEOS is definitely a vocative. The onus is on those who assert that God=throne in this passage.

Tony Costa

> 
> From: "George F. Somsel" <gfsomsel at juno.com>
> Date: 2004/06/30 Wed PM 12:01:38 EDT
> To: rob at designceramics.co.uk
> CC: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Hebrews 1:8
> 
> 
> On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 16:01:21 +0100 "robert newman"
> <rob at designceramics.co.uk> writes:
> >  
> > Mark,
> > On the Internet this page is interesting on this verse
> >  
> > http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/newworldtranslation/hebrews1.8.htm
> >  
> ____________
> 
> This is mildly interesting, but it seems that we have a problem with
> reading "God is your [his] throne."  Precisely what would this mean? 
> That he sits on God? (I'm not simply being ironic, I don't understand
> this).  This juxtiposition of "throne" and "God" appears only here and in
> the Ps from which it is taken so there is no evidence elsewhere of God
> ever being referred to as a "throne."  Sometimes it is said that God is a
> "rock" or some other imagery, but never "throne."  To assert that it is
> so here would require some evidence / argumentation.  If, however, one
> cannot accept the equation God = throne, then it seems that hO QEOS must
> be understood as a vocative.  Can anyone see any other solution?
> 
> 
> george
> gfsomsel
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