[b-greek] : Re: Semitic Patterns of Speech in the Writings of Paul?

From: J. Garnier (nomre2me@home.com)
Date: Thu Sep 21 2000 - 17:10:10 EDT


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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think the topic of Hebraisms in Paul is a
speculative area beyond the scope of b-greek.&nbsp; Paul wrote as he spoke, and
spoke in accordance with where he lived.&nbsp; He was from Tarsus, where the six
universities of the ancient Mediterranean were located, undoubtably giving him a
cross-cultural education as a youth, then was sent to Jerusalem for formal
education by Gamaliel.&nbsp; He speech is undoubtably full of Hebraisms, but
also of Gracienisms and Latinisms.&nbsp; It seems folly to think that some
greater meaning can be attached to his words by speculating about colloquial
content, because difficulty enough can be ascribed to the denotative
understanding of his speech without additionally sidelining his message as we
play Clouseau about details that are unkowable with certainty.&nbsp; I think
that Paul used Hebraisms when the truth was obvious in them, and knowing their
origin will do nothing to amplify the truth.&nbsp; Truth is, after all,
absolute.</FONT></DIV>
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Joseph Garnier</FONT></DIV>
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