[B-Greek] Hebrews 1:8

Tony Costa tmcos at rogers.com
Wed Jun 30 18:32:52 EDT 2004


Robert Newman
 wrote > "There’s a possible example in Ps 45:6,7 which is here being
quoted. Though there are similar translation possibilities. Was the human
king here addressed as God?"

Tony: Yes, the human king was addressed here as God. The term "God" (Elohim;
Heb) was applied to the king as the vice-regent of Yahweh. It was also
applied to angels in the MT in Ps.8:6. The LXX of Ps.8:6 has the word
AGGELOUS. In Exod.22:28 (MT 27) "God" is applied to the judges.

>The context of both verses needs to be carefully looked at.

Tony: I agree. It seems that the author of Hebrews may be using midrash in
the interpretation of these OT passages in applying them to Christ.

>Interestingly some explain that the Hebrew text may have originally read
“Your throne will be to time indefinite” the verb “to be” being confused for
the divine name YHWH then changed to read “God”.  Also “God, your God” in
verse 7 of the psalm may have originally read “Yehowah your God”

Tony: This however is speculative and not based on the text that we do have
before us.

>It’s true Paul’s name does not appear in the letter and it’s style is
different to other letters attributed to Paul. My writing reflects the
popular view, "

Tony: Actually the Pauline authorship of Hebrews is not "the popular view".
In Heb.2:3 the author distinguishes himself from Christ and the apostles and
thus makes no claim to apostolicity as Paul did (1 Cor.9:1).

Tony Costa


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