[B-Greek] akataskeuastos in Gen. 1:1 LXX
Albert Pietersma
albert.pietersma at sympatico.ca
Fri Feb 11 19:49:44 EST 2005
On Feb 11, 2005, at 7:44 PM, Charles Rempel wrote:
> Albert Pietersma wrote:
>
> Though the Greek is mildly interpretive of the Hebrew, it would seem
> eminently intelligible based on standard meanings of AORATOS and
> AKATASKEUASTOS. Since the light has not yet been created the earth is
> invisible and since the creation has not yet to begin the earth is not
> as yet furnished for habitation.
>
> CDR: It would appear to me that your last sentence is based on
> theological
> assumptions not determined from the text.
No theology, I can assure you. I simply observe that in the story A
comes before B; and words do have their stock meanings.
Al
>
> Charles D. Rempel
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