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  • From: Jim West <jwest AT Highland.Net>
  • To: Corpus-paul <corpus-paul AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: the import of 2 Cor 5:21
  • Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2000 20:10:45 -0500


At 06:36 PM 2/5/00 -0600, you wrote:
>With apologies for crossposting.
>
>As is well known, in 2 Cor 5:21 Paul notes that Jesus was one who "knew
>no sin" (TON MH GNONTA hAMARTIAN). Is there any chance that what Paul is
>speaking of here is that Jesus was never caught up in, and in fact
>renounced, the sort of zealousness for the Law that resulted in Paul's
>persecution of the church and which later fuelled the Zealot cause
>against Rome?

that would require a terribly technical meaning for the word "sin" wouldnt
it? Is there any evidence that Paul anywhere uses the word with such a
specific sense?

Jim

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