[B-Greek] "one" in Gal 3:28 and Gen 2: 24
Ben Crick
ben.crick at argonet.co.uk
Sat May 7 16:11:13 EDT 2005
On Sat 7 May 2005 (13:39:14 +0200), thomas-erne at t-online.de wrote:
> The former Joseph Kardinal Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict, insists in his
> interpretation of Gal 3:28, that hEIS means masculine singular
> ("einer"), not neuter singular ("eins"). Therefore Church in a strict
> sense exists only, where a complete identification, a unity in singular
> happens and the variety of individuals becomes a "one" in Christ, like
> the first man became "one" with the first women in Gen 2:24
> (Ratzinger/Lehmann, Mit der Kirche leben, Freibugr 1977, 28+34). How
> would unterstand hEIS eV xRISTO?
Dear Dr Erne,
Most people understand hEIS with an assumed ANQRWPOS, "All one person in
Christ Jesus". Compare Ephesians 2:15 hINA TOUS DUO KTISHi EN AUTWi EIS
*hENA KAINON ANQRWPON* POIWN EIRHNHN. Here out of two (Jew and Gentile)
*one new man* is formed in Christ, thus making peace.
The subject matter in Galatians 3:28 is the new ordinance of Baptism,
which unlike Circumcision is available to Gentile as well as Jew, to
female as well as male, and to bond as well as to free. All may now
be baptised into Christ Jesus, and become one with Him, and so one with
each other in Him.
So IMHO, the union is not like the marriage union of Genesis 2:24 between
one man and one woman; this is a sacramental union between two races, Jew
and Gentile (Greek).
ERRWSQE
Ben
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