[B-Greek] Joel 3:1-2 (LXX) & Acts 2:17-18 - Why EKCEW APO TOU PNEUMATOS MOU instead of EKCEW TO PNEUMA MOU?

Eric S. Weiss papaweiss1 at yahoo.com
Sun May 9 19:50:21 EDT 2010


The Hebrew text of Joel 2:28-29 (Joel 3:1-2 LXX) seems to read: 

"I will pour out My Spirit" 

However, the LXX translation renders it:

"I will pour out from (APO) My Spirit" 

and Acts 2:17-18 keeps the LXX reading.

So whereas the Hebrew text has God pouring out His Spirit, 
and not merely [something] "from" His Spirit, the LXX addition 
of APO seems to diminish the meaning/effect of the Hebrew.

Other places in Acts indicate that people received the Spirit, 
and not simply [something] "from" the Spirit.

So why does the LXX add APO here? I did some searching of 
EKCEW plus APO in the LXX and Philo and Josephus and 
the Apostolic Fathers, but couldn't find a reason for the LXX 
addition of APO to EKCEW in Joel 3:1-2.
 
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Eric S. Weiss 


      


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