[B-Greek] Acts 1:2
Carl Conrad
cwconrad2 at mac.com
Sun Dec 7 13:42:54 EST 2008
On Dec 7, 2008, at 1:28 PM, Carl Conrad wrote:
>
> On Dec 7, 2008, at 12:29 PM, Tom Moore wrote:
>
>> If the command referred to in Acts 1:2 is the command in Acts 1:4 to
>> wait in Jerusalem, isn't it then a recap of Luke 24:49, in which
>> case it also was given to the apostles directly by Jesus in person
>> (albeit post-resurrection)?
>
> Of course it is; even if Acts is not by the same author as Luke, it is
> clearly formulated as a sequel and there is a deliberate overlap of
> end of gospel and beginning of Acts.
I guess I missed the point in my quick response. Perhaps we should
undestand this ENTALMA as a reinforcement through the HS of that given
directly in Lk 24:49. I still would not think we'd want to construe
DIA PNEUMATOS hAGIOU with hOUS EXELEXATO.
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
>
>
>>
>>> -------Original Message-------
>>> From: Carl Conrad <cwconrad2 at mac.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Acts 1:2
>>> Sent: Dec 07 '08 14:55
>>>
>>>
>>> On Dec 7, 2008, at 8:23 AM, rhutchin at aol.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> We read:
>>>>
>>>> ENTEILAMENOS TOIS APOSTOLOIS DIA PNEUMATOS hAGIOU hOUS EXELEXATO
>>>>
>>>> To what does DIA PNEUMATOS hAGIOU refer?
>>>>
>>>> I read one translation where it is applied to ENTEILAMENOS and
>>>> another to hOUS EXELEXATO.
>>>
>>> I think it must be with ENTEILAMENOS; weren't the APOSTOLOI
>>> chosen/
>>> selected directly and in person by Jesus?
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