[B-Greek] Habbakuk 2:4b - objective genitive?

Eric S. Weiss papaweiss1 at yahoo.com
Fri Dec 18 10:52:53 EST 2009


George:
 
I know the textual problem vis-a-vis the Hebrew that the LXX displays (i.e., "his" versus 
"my").
 
But my question is not whether or not the LXX got the Hebrew right, but how the LXX of 
Habakkuk 2:4b can be understood or read or used by the reader or by an expositor like 
Paul.
 
My question - which arose from an attempt to translate/explicate this section of Romans 1 
and its relationship to Paul's teachings on PISTIS and DIKAIOSUNH - is whether or not 
MOU in the LXX of Hab 2:4b can be understood or translated as an objective genitive. If so, 
I think this potentially nuances Paul's use of the phrase in Romans 1:17 and elsewhere, 
and tangentially could be a factor in the PISTIS CRISTOU discussion, IMO.
 
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Eric S. Weiss


      


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