Re: Rom. 3:22a: DIA PISTEWS IHSOU XRISTOU

From: Jonathan Robie (jonathan@texcel.no)
Date: Tue Jan 13 1998 - 22:47:55 EST


Bill Warren suggested an interesting twist on this at supper tonight over a
Cajun Crawfish platter - he says that PISTIS in the LXX and other Jewish
literature seems to have the meaning "loyalty"; this could mean that
faith/faithfulness are simply two different aspects of loyalty: we believe
in him, and we are committed to him.

This would cut down the number of possible interpretations significantly:

1. "through the loyalty of Jesus Christ (to us)"
2. "through loyalty to Jesus Christ"

This sure sounded good at the time - then again, after a Cajun Crawfish
platter and an evening of very pleasant fellowship, just about anything
starts to sound good ;->

Jonathan
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