[B-Greek] "Eis" Acts 2:38
Rolf Furuli
furuli at online.no
Thu Jan 13 09:28:33 EST 2005
Dear Ron,
I heartily agree with your words below. When we realize how much our
personal "horizon of understanding" influences us and constantly we keep
that in mind, our bias will perhaps be more "balanced".
Best regards
Rolf Furuli
University of Oslo
Minton, Ron wrote:
>Just to set the record straight - ain't so. You may call it doctrinal
>considerations, analogy of faith, theological eisegesis, political
>correctness, or some other name, but you interpret such important
>theological passages in Greek grammar every bit as subjectively as ATR.
>Every one of us comes to the table with a frame of reference that defines
>who we are, and you WILL make decisions based on who you are. It is the
>same in biblical translation, there has never been an unbiased translator.
>Now I realize that those of us on the B-G list are "above such," so go ahead
>and send the rebuttals so we can all get a good laugh. I have read articles
>and post on Acts 2:38, and no view seems to be more subjective that the
>others.
>Ron Minton
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