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  • From: peter_kirk AT SIL.ORG
  • To: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu, eweiss AT gte.net
  • Subject: Re[2]: The "presence" of the Lord
  • Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 00:03:22 -0500


Eric Weiss wrote:

"So I guess using I Kings 8:11 of the priests "being unable to stand
up" is another example of poor Charismatic exegesis"

Don't blame the charismatics, blame the translators if anyone! First,
I think charismatics interpret this verb not as "stand up" but rather
as "remain standing". The translation "the priests could not stand to
minister" is as old as King James, and was repeated in the
pre-charismatic movement RSV. Now an excellent exegete may be prepared
to go against the accepted English translations from his superior
knowledge of Hebrew, but that would be very dangerous for your average
pastor with perhaps a year of Hebrew, so you really can't accuse them
of poor exegesis for not rejecting the plain sense of the most
respected English translations. Also, it is by no means plain from the
Hebrew that (MD cannot mean "stand up" in such a context - see Ezekiel
2:1 and my comments in a separate posting.

Peter Kirk





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