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- June 30th, 2022, 1:35 pm
- Forum: What does this text mean?
- Topic: Galatians 4:4
- Replies: 13
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Re: Galatians 4:4
I understand this is a beginner's forum, and I certainly meet that criterion. However, I undertake the exercise to better grasp the meaning and in the case of Galatians (or any New Testament text), I think it is fair to say the nuances of composition should not (cannot?) be divorced from theology. T...
- June 29th, 2022, 9:05 pm
- Forum: What does this text mean?
- Topic: Galatians 4:4
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5444
Re: Galatians 4:4
I am sorry if my question displays a high level of ignorance of Greek. Where I struggle is understanding the theological consequences of choosing different words with a similar meaning (γινώσκω then γεννάω) to describe what some would say is a same event. As you point out, Matthew uses one to descri...
- June 29th, 2022, 1:08 pm
- Forum: What does this text mean?
- Topic: Galatians 4:4
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5444
Re: Galatians 4:4
Thank you. Is γενόμενον in 4:4 intentionally different from γεγέννηται in 4:23, γεννῶσα 4:24, and γεννηθεὶς 4:29 so 4:4 is meant to convey "made" (as Mark 2:27) or "coming" (as Exodus 18:8 LXX)? Then, "coming from a woman coming under the law" and purposely distinct fro...
- June 27th, 2022, 2:28 am
- Forum: What does this text mean?
- Topic: Galatians 4:4
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5444
Galatians 4:4
I have two questions about Galatians 4:4: ὅτε δὲ ἦλθεν τὸ πλήρωμα τοῦ χρόνου ἐξαπέστειλεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ γενόμενον ἐκ γυναικός γενόμενον ὑπὸ νόμον The verse has 4 aorist verbs. The first two are indicative the second two (γενόμενον is repeated) are participle. What is the significance of the ...
- December 26th, 2021, 5:27 pm
- Forum: New Testament
- Topic: Ephesians 5:5
- Replies: 4
- Views: 933
Re: Ephesians 5:5
What about the other ways to make the "same" statement?
- December 26th, 2021, 11:47 am
- Forum: New Testament
- Topic: Ephesians 5:5
- Replies: 4
- Views: 933
Ephesians 5:5
Most agree Sharp's rule should not apply in Ephesians 5:5: τῇ βασιλείᾳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ καὶ Θεοῦ, "the kingdom of Christ and God." Therefore, grammatically one should not see the verse saying Christ and God are the same entity. I am curious whether alternate ways to describe the kingdom shed an...
- November 23rd, 2021, 3:34 pm
- Forum: New Testament
- Topic: The Use of the Article in Romans 15:16
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3433
Re: The Use of the Article in Romans 15:16
In looking at other places where Paul wrote "the Gospel of God" I find that phrase in 2 Corinthians 11:7: ἢ ἁμαρτίαν ἐποίησα ἐμαυτὸν ταπεινῶν ἵνα ὑμεῖς ὑψωθῆτε ὅτι δωρεὰν τὸ τοῦ θεοῦ εὐαγγέλιον εὐηγγελισάμην ὑμῖν How does the sense of τὸ τοῦ θεοῦ εὐαγγέλιον in the letter to the Corinthians...
- November 23rd, 2021, 10:32 am
- Forum: New Testament
- Topic: The Use of the Article in Romans 15:16
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3433
Re: The Use of the Article in Romans 15:16
Thank you.
- November 22nd, 2021, 8:35 pm
- Forum: New Testament
- Topic: The Use of the Article in Romans 15:16
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3433
Re: The Use of the Article in Romans 15:16
Since every use of εὐαγγέλιον after the opening includes the article, I assumed they are anaphoric, pointing back to εὐαγγέλιον θεοῦ. Wasn't sure if the proper way to indicate this was to include the article with both εὐαγγέλιον and θεοῦ, as is done in 15:16 "τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ θεοῦ" or if ...
- November 21st, 2021, 6:50 pm
- Forum: New Testament
- Topic: The Use of the Article in Romans 15:16
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3433
The Use of the Article in Romans 15:16
In Romans Paul begins by identifying himself as an apostle set apart for the Gospel of God. He writes Gospel of God as εὐαγγέλιον θεοῦ (1:1), which, as far as I can find is the only time the Gospel is described in this manner. Near the end of the letter he makes another statement about himself "...