From: Jonathan Robie (jonathan@texcel.no)
Date: Wed Dec 31 1997 - 17:44:17 EST
At 03:38 PM 12/31/97 -0700, Williams, Wes wrote:
>From list history, it seems that
>the only way we can progress on this topic is to hit a niche or nuance
>once every 3 months with about 2-4 posts, then shut up. After that,
>Edward gets nervous (grin).
That's funnier than I'll admit ;->
>By the way, why do you limit your search on QEOS to only the NT? Why not
>include the LXX?
That's an easy one: my Gramcord program can do grammatical searches on the
GNT or on the Hebrew OT, but the LXX database has not yet been finished.
With more effort, I can search the LXX, but QEOS is such a common word that
sorting through the arthrous vs. anarthrous instances is more work than I
can fathom at present.
>I would maintain strongly that the trinity was not
>taught in the LXX, but their theology about God and gods is very useful
>for the NT since that was the basis for their belief about the Father
>(including what Jesus added). What about Origen's commentary on John 1:1
>to the effect "we have two gods. If the Father is the sun, then the Son
>is a very dim light." (substance).
Well, I really don't want to discuss this on the level of theology, at
least on the basis of theology that goes beyond NT usage.
Jonathan
jonathan@texcel.no
Texcel Research
http://www.texcel.no
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