[B-Greek] LXX Genesis 1:2 - tohu as AORATOS
Eric S. Weiss
papaweiss1 at yahoo.com
Wed May 28 12:17:56 EDT 2008
But isn't it amazing that God divinely caused all 72 translators to pick AORATOS to
translate tohu in Genesis 1:2? Who'd a thunk it? :^)
Anyway, to the other part of my question - does AORATOS perhaps explain Hebrews 11:3?
Jerry Reimer <Jerry at lsm.org> wrote:
> Dr. Pietersma's suggestion that exegesis is involved here may be the best
> explanation for the LXX translator's word choice, otherwise, as you suggest,
> a derivative of hORIZW might have been more accurate.
>
> Jerry Reimer
Eric S. Weiss
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