[B-Greek] 1 John 1:5
A. Dirkzwager
dirkzwager at pandora.be
Tue Feb 15 10:26:33 EST 2005
Charles,
This question has to be answered with other means than those of the Greek
language strictly spoken. It is only seldom possible to establish that an
author used an expression as a metaphor without exegesis.
So I would suggest you to look if in the Bible God is everywhere seen as
only and purely light. If not, youy are dealing with a metaphor.
Arie
Dr. A. Dirkzwager
Hoeselt, Belgium
e-mail dirkzwager at pandora.be
----- Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
Van: "Charles Rempel" <CharlesR at mygalaxyexpress.com>
Aan: "B-Greek" <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Verzonden: dinsdag 15 februari 2005 15:40
Onderwerp: [B-Greek] 1 John 1:5
> Question Part 1
>
> 1 John 1:5 says that God is light, O QEOS FWS ESTIN.
>
> What aspect of this verse can be understood as literal, if any? To what
> degree is the metaphor based upon the literal? Or must it be understood
only
> as metaphor?
>
> Charles D. Rempel
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