[B-Greek] "Repent"
George F Somsel
gfsomsel at yahoo.com
Sat Oct 21 13:06:54 EDT 2006
A very good point. I've frequently wondered what was intended by such expressions. Of course, that is a question of theology so I won't go into that. Perhaps "turning to" is a better understanding rather that "turning away from." Of course, in "turning away" the thing or attitude referenced are clear since it refers to the status quo. In "turning to", however, that to which one is turning must be either given or understood.
george
gfsomsel
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----- Original Message ----
From: Carlton Winbery <winberycl at earthlink.net>
To: Raoul Miguel Hirschfeld <raoulmiguel at gmail.com>
Cc: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 1:01:46 PM
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] "Repent"
You must remember that God also "repented" (eg. Jonah 3:10 KAI
METENOASEN hO QEOS EPI THi KAKIAi hHi ELALHSEN TOU POIHSAI AUTOIS KAI
OUK EPOIHSEN.)
I have often tried to decide what the BAPTISMA METANOIAS really means
in Mark (1:4) after Jesus came to submit to it. Perhaps from the
Hebrew concept of "repentance" there are more implications of
"turning to" and not just the concept of "turning from."
I agree with those who have advised getting better resources if you
intend to learn Greek. You may want to be a lurker till you do get
more understanding of how the language works.
Carlton Winbery
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