[B-Greek] akataskeuastos in Gen. 1:1 LXX

Charles Rempel CharlesR at mygalaxyexpress.com
Fri Feb 11 23:34:42 EST 2005



-----Original Message-----
From: Albert Pietersma [mailto:albert.pietersma at sympatico.ca]
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 6:50 PM
To: Charles Rempel
Cc: Albert Pietersma; B-Greek
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] akataskeuastos in Gen. 1:1 LXX



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.

AP: No theology, I can assure you. I simply observe that in the story A
comes before B; and words do have their stock meanings.

CDR: Lets see ... Creation EPOIHSEN (A) occurs then AKATASKEUASTOS (B)
occurs after the mild adversative particle DE ... And if Isaiah 45:7 is
correct it is darkness which was created POIHSAS, not light. (I'm actually
only questioning the aspect of light being created.)

Charles D. Rempel
30 year student
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