[B-Greek] Problems with Psalm 82:1 in LXX
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at ioa.com
Tue Oct 4 08:58:16 EDT 2005
Of course we don't know that the MT is in fact correct; the LXX may
indicate the true text.
On Oct 4, 2005, at 7:56 AM, Octavio Rodriguez wrote:
> I have a problem wtih Psalm 82:1. I am going to show you these
> versions:
> __________________________________________________
> Psalm 82:1 (Hebrew) :
> "Elohiym natsab edah El shaphat qereb Elohiym"
> "hO QEOS ESTH EN SUNAGWGH QEWN EN MESW DE QEOUS DIAKRINEI "
> KJV : "God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth
> among the
> gods. "
> Ireneus Against Heresies Book III ,VI :
> "..."God stood in the congregation of the gods, He judges among
> the gods."
> He [here] refers to the Father and the Son, and those who have
> received the
> adoption...."
> _________________________________________________
> It is clear that LXX mistranslate the Hebrew "El " with QEWN.
> I think it must be QEOU....because QEWN is agree with Elohyim in
> genitive
> ...do you agree wtih me?.
> Other question is about Ireneus , He is quoting the LXX version of
> Psalm
> 82:1 ,however , his explanation correspond to Hebrew , becasue
> apparently he
> equated Father=Elohyim and Son=EL , because it is imposible equated
> "congregation of Son" with "congregation of gods".What happened
> with this
> text??.
> I think, if the LXX is in the correct way then the original Hebrew
> said
> "Elohyim" instead "EL".
> What do you think??.
> Best Regards
> Octavio Rodriguez
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Carl W. Conrad
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