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  • From: "Johann D. Kim" <jdkim AT aya.yale.edu>
  • To: "Corpus-paul" <corpus-paul AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Hope
  • Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 10:08:01 -0700


Robert,

what do you mean by "ordinary Greek senses"? What is your definition of the
word "hope"?

Johann D. Kim


> Here's my question: When Paul uses various forms of the word "hope"
> (elpis, elpizo) in Romans 8:20-25, is he using the word in its ordinary
> Greek senses, or is he extending the word into new territory, and
> building new nuances for the word? (See also Romans 4:18, 5:2-5, 12:12,
> and 15:4,13). Also, is there anything distinctive about this usage that
> ties it to the use of the word in the later chapters of Acts (23-28), or
> distinguishes it from the non-pauline uses (e.g., Hebrews 6-7) in the NT?
> I ask this question in the 'hope,' as the mainline churches continue
> their march through Romans for the second month in a row, that we can do
> something to enlighten the pew sitters who wonder just what the heck Paul
> was writing about. I also ask because it seems to me that Paul's usage is
> a little unconventional in a number of respects.
>
> Bob
> -----------------------------------
> Robert M. Schacht, Ph.D.
> Northern Arizona University
> Flagstaff, AZ
>
>
> Bob
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  • Hope, Robert M Schacht, 07/18/1999
    • <Possible follow-up(s)>
    • Re: Hope, Johann D. Kim, 07/20/1999
    • Re: Hope, Robert M Schacht, 07/21/1999

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