[B-Greek] Sin Offering

Jeffrey B. Gibson jgibson000 at comcast.net
Tue Feb 24 14:48:42 EST 2009


Robert Ellis wrote:
> I suppose that I ought to briefly introduce myself.  I joined the 
> B-Greek mailing list in 2000, not long after finishing first-year Greek 
> (studying on my own).  I left the list at some point during the next 
> year, as I had little time to pursue my study of Greek.  After teaching 
> mathematics for a couple of years, my wife and I moved back to our home 
> town, and I was able to fulfill my life-long dream of preaching.  With a 
> renewed enthusiasm, I resumed my studies of the language of the NT and 
> now read from my Greek NT daily.
>
> In Heb. 10:6, PERI hARMARTIAS is clearly taken from the LXX rendering 
> for "sin-offering."  I have been trying to identify other examples of 
> this specialized use of hAMARTIA in the NT.  So far I suspect Heb. 9:26 
> and 28 to be examples of this and possibly Heb. 5:3 and 13:11.  Some 
> sources that I have read suggest 2 Cor. 5:21, but I consider this highly 
> suspect considering the contrast with DIKAIOSUNH.  It appears to me that 
> this only occurs in Hebrews.  This is not terribly surprising given the 
> extensive use of the LXX in this epistle, but I wonder if there might be 
> others I have overlooked.
>
> If any of you have any information on this subject or could recommend 
> any reference material, I would be very appreciative.
>   
It's found some 15 times in Philo

Jeffrey

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