[B-Greek] Adviso Re: Rev 7:4

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad2 at mac.com
Tue Apr 3 09:39:56 EDT 2007


This discussion seems to have moved well beyond the textual problem
originally associated with the Greek text of Rev 7:4. Any further discussion
really should stay within the area of that textual problem. B-Greek is not
the appropriate forum for a discussion of the interpretation of Revelation.

Carl W. Conrad, Co-Chair, B-Greek
Department of Classics, Washington University (ret)
1989 Grindstaff Road/Burnsville, NC 28714/(828) 675-4243
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On Tuesday, April 03, 2007, at 09:31AM, "Juan Stam" <juanstam at ice.co.cr> wrote:
>
>Many thanks, Stephen Goranson!
>
>For those of us who don't have access to this source, could we have a brief
>summary of the reasons for the exclusion of Dan and Ephraim and the
>inclusion of Joseph?
>
>Juan Stam, Costa Rica
>
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>[mailto:b-greek-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of goranson at duke.edu
>Sent: Martes, 03 de Abril de 2007 05:13 a.m.
>To: 'B-Greek'
>Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Rev 7:4
>
>Quoting Juan Stam <juanstam at ice.co.cr>:
>
>>
>> The very important tribe of Ephrain is also omitted, though curiously his
>> father Joseph (never a tribe) is included. As to Dan, although Testament
>of
>> Dan speaks of the apostasy of Dan, it also tells of their repentance and
>> restoration. In the list of tribal territories in Ezek 48 (supposedly
>> eschatological in the thought of Ezekiel), the tribe of Dan is in first
>> place.
>
>In case it's of interest, in
>"The Exclusion of Ephraim in Rev. 7:4-8 and Essene Polemic against
>Pharisees."
>Dead Sea Discoveries 2/1 (1995) 80-85
>I offer an explanation for the choice of the tribe names in this list.
>
>Stephen Goranson
>http://www.duke.edu/~goranson
>
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