[B-Greek] Ireneus and Habakkuk III,3-5

Albert Pietersma albert.pietersma at sympatico.ca
Wed Oct 19 11:01:59 EDT 2005


On Oct 19, 2005, at 10:39 AM, Octavio Rodriguez wrote:

> Ireneus in Adversus Haereses book III quoted Habakkuk III, 3-5 in the 
> LXX
> version:
> "God shall come from the south, and the Holy One from Mount, Effrem. 
> His
> power covered the heavens over, and the earth is full of His praise. 
> Before
> His face
>  shall go forth the Word (PRO PROSWPOU AUTOU POREUSETAI LOGOS), and 
> His feet
> shall advance in the plains."
>  In agree with the LXX version , Ireneus understand that "go forth the 
> Word"
> talks about Christ , but I can´t see any word in the Hebrew in agree 
> with
> LOGOS.
>  Why did LXX translate in this form??
WHAT the LXX did is, however, clear. Rather than reading DBR as DEBER 
(pestilence) it read it as DABAR (word), a mistake well attested 
elsewhere in the LXX.
Al
>  Best Regards
>  Octavio Rodriguez
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