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

Jack Kilmon jkilmon at historian.net
Mon May 10 12:40:44 EDT 2010


The Hebrew, even in the DSS, is wehaya ahary-ken eshepok et-ruhy, "and it 
shall come to pass afterward I will pour out my spirit.." and ET is a marker 
that signifies "spirit" is an accusative case.  The Acts version has Peter 
saying, instead of "afterward," that  "In the last days.." and "I will pour 
out OF MY SPIRIT.." (genitive case) indicating that of the whole spirit, 
only part is poured out.
I am always on the look-out for Christian editing in the LXX since the 
Christians were essentially the curators of the LXX and this particular 
prophecy is important to Christians regarding Pentacost.  Does the LXX 
translation derive from Acts rather than the reverse?

Jack Kilmon


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From: "Eric S. Weiss" <papaweiss1 at yahoo.com>
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Subject: [B-Greek] Joel 3:1-2 (LXX) & Acts 2:17-18 - Why EKCEW APO 
TOUPNEUMATOS MOU instead of EKCEW TO PNEUMA MOU?

> 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.
>
> - - -
> Eric S. Weiss
>
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