[B-Greek] Acts 13:32-33
Elizabeth Kline
kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Wed Sep 5 17:33:41 EDT 2007
ACTS 13:30 hO DE QEOS HGEIREN AUTON EK NEKRWN, 31 hOS WFQH EPI
hHMERAS PLEIOUS TOIS SUNANABASIN AUTWi APO THS GALILAIAS EIS
IEROUSALHM, hOITINES [NUN] EISIN MARTURES AUTOU PROS TON LAON. 32
KAI hHMEIS hUMAS EUAGGELIZOMEQA THN PROS TOUS PATERAS EPAGGELIAN
GENOMENHN, 33 hOTI TAUTHN hO QEOS EKPEPLHRWKEN TOIS TEKNOIS [AUTWN]
hHMIN ANASTHSAS IHSOUN hWS KAI EN TWi YALMWi GEGRAPTAI TWi DEUTERWi:
hUIOS MOU EI SU, EGW SHMERON GEGENNHKA SE. 34 hOTI DE ANESTHSEN
AUTON EK NEKRWN MHKETI MELLONTA hUPOSTREFEIN EIS DIAFQORAN, hOUTWS
EIRHKEN hOTI DWSW hUMIN TA hOSIA DAUID TA PISTA
RE: the question about the referent of ANASTHSAS
My first take on this was to agree with Ivar, that ANASTHSAS in ACTS
13:33 does not refer to the resurrection. Looking at the more recent
commentaries on Acts, Barrett (ICC) builds a case for that reading
sell also Bruce (NICNT 2nd ed.). However, the older works like Meyer
and Alford state in absolute terms that ANASTHSAS in ACTS 13:33 must
refer to the resurrection using the obvious arguments based on ACTS
13:30 hO DE QEOS HGEIREN AUTON EK NEKRWN and 34 hOTI DE ANESTHSEN
AUTON EK NEKRWN.
The biggest problem with the Alford, Meyer, ... reading is the
presence of the quotation from Psalm 2:7. At first glance this seems
to be a strange citation if ANASTHSAS refers to the resurrection.
However, looking into the treatment of Hebrews 1:5a TINI GAR EIPEN
POTE TWN AGGELWN: hUIOS MOU EI SU, EGW SHMERON GEGENNHKA SE;
C.Koester (Heb. AB p191) "... most interpreters connect this text
with Christ's resurrection and exaltation, since the quotation
supports the exaltation of the Son mentioned in 1:2b ... [long list
of references] and since in 5:5 (cf.7:28) it refers to the eternal
high priest in heaven ... Similarly Acts 13:15-41 relates Ps 2:7 to
Jesus' resurrection (Acts 13:33) ... and in Rom 1:4 ... " [end quote]
ROM. 1:3 PERI TOU hUIOU AUTOU TOU GENOMENOU EK SPERMATOS DAUID KATA
SARKA, 4 TOU hORISQENTOS hUIOU QEOU EN DUNAMEI KATA PNEUMA
hAGIWSUNHS EX ANASTASEWS NEKRWN, IHSOU CRISTOU TOU KURIOU hHMWN,
In our text Acts 13:30-34 we are dealing with a speech of Paul's
(reported by Luke) and this Romans passage seems relieve some of the
difficulty associated with the Psalm 2:7 quote and ANASTHSAS
referring to the resurrection.
Elizabeth Kline
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