[B-Greek] How to Translate and Understand EPH HWPANTES HEMARTON in Romans 5:12?

Clayton Javurek javurek at asu.edu
Wed Jun 16 11:08:56 EDT 2010



Clayton G. Javurek
E-Mail: javurek at asu.edu

The EPH HWi in Romans 5:12 has been used to justify

1. the Federal View of Representation of the human race in Adam's Sin
2. The Realistic View of Actual Participation of the human race in Adam'Sin
3. The Genetic View of Biologically Inheriting Adam's Sin

So that is why I asked to see if the translation of EPH HWi in Romans 5:12 could shed any light on this.

Thanks.



-----Original Message-----
From: b-greek-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:b-greek-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Vasile Stancu
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 6:30 AM
To: 'Mark Lightman'; 'George F Somsel'; yancywsmith at sbcglobal.net; 'B-Greek'
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] How to Translate and Understand EPH HWPANTES HEMARTON in Romans 5:12?

The difficulty is, I believe, not the (possible) meaning(s) of ἐφ' ᾧ EF' hWi, but how to accomodate its meaning (whatever it is) with the idea that 'all have sinned'. And this aspect cannot be fully understood by analysing individual words/expressions only. The various explanations should be put in the context of Paul explaining that, whether born through Adam or through Christ, a person inherits the condition Adam or Christ brought, respectively.

Those who have problems understanding how a person becomes righteous by Christ's providing rigteousness for all mankind are apparently much fewer than those who have problems understanding why all people had to inherit death due to the sin of Adam; yet, in Paul's mind, these two processes are quite similar in many respects.

Vasile Stancu

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