[B-Greek] Matt. 1:1 - GENESIS
Anthony Buzzard
anthonybuzzard at mindspring.com
Mon Jan 1 15:31:24 EST 2007
Is not the "genesis" of Jesus modeled on the
early tables in Genesis where we have the same Greek?
The better text (as you say) in Matt 1:18
suggests the origin of Jesus not just birth, not that the difference is great.
So genesis in both places in Matt 1 suggests that
we are getting at the origin of the Son, Messiah.
Anthony Buzzard
At 06:15 AM 1/1/2007, you wrote:
>Dear 'B-Greekers',
>
>This may have come up before, but a Google search didn't find anything
>(maybe I didn't do it right).
>
>Bearing in mind:
>
>(1) the use of GENESIS in Matt. 1:18 (according to the best manuscripts);
>
>(2) its use in Luke 1:14 (is there any manuscript support for GENNHSIS
>there?);
>
>(3) the only other occurrences in the Greek N. T. (?): James 1:23 and James
>3:6;
>
>(4) the existence of a perfectly good word for 'genealogy' (GENEALOGIA);
>
>wouldn't 'birth' be the most natural translation in Matt. 1:1?
>
>Thankyou,
>
>Andrew J. Birch
>Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
>
>
>
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