Fwd: Re: Paul a slave?

From: Carl W. Conrad (cwconrad@artsci.wustl.edu)
Date: Sat Apr 22 2000 - 16:45:54 EDT


Dale Greenlee, a new list-member, sent me the following successive messages
that were meant for the list; I am forwarding them together and this
message will introduce him.

>At 3:14 AM -0400 4/22/00, Suedaleg@aol.com wrote:
>>I sometimes will translate (or should I say paraphrase) DOULOS to "employee"
>>(example Eph 6:1 etc.). The responsibilities of master to slave and slave to
>>master as given in the OT (Deut.) are similar, perhaps identical, to those of
>>employer - employee, namely time, energy,and skill in exchange for provision
>>of bodily needs for self and family. This may be how Paul saw himself,
>>loyally following the instructions of his Master in exchange for provision of
>>all he needed for life.
>>
>>This also makes me a slave, to my God and Savior, and to my employer.
>
>At 3:28 AM -0400 4/22/00, Suedaleg@aol.com wrote:
>>Sir:
>>I think I may have sent a message without my full name attached. for your
>>record perhaps I should tell you something about myself.
>>
>>My full name is Dale Greenlee. I live in Independece, Or.
>>
>>I have a degree in Theology earned in 1979 and one in Computer Science earned
>>in 1988. I use the Greek in my personal study, lesson preparation, and in
>>church following the teaching. I am by no means an expert, though I do
>>aspire to someday be able to claim that. I appreciate that there is a place
>>I can come to learn from other's discussions, ask my questions, and add my
>>comments. Thanks.
>>
>>Dale

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