[B-Greek] AGGELOS in 2 Cor 12:7

Iver Larsen iver_larsen at sil.org
Mon May 24 12:07:01 EDT 2004


>
> At any rate, Paul did not actually use large handwriting in
> Galatians due to poor eyesight, - to put it in our idiom, he was saying,
in
> effect, "Get the point! Look at the large letters I'm using! I'm spelling
it out
> to you right now!" - "Hey, you! Look at this! Get the point! Read my
lips!".

Ann, do you have any evidence for this claim, or are you reading a modern
English idiom into the Greek text?

> In conclusion, people prior to the evidence of the papyri and inscriptions
> have surmised, with a great deal of circular reliance, that Paul had bad
> eyesight and that the Satanic messenger was a sickness, but the evidence
> suggests otherwise.

What evidence are you thinking of? And what does that evidence suggest?

Iver Larsen




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