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  • From: "Christian M. M. Brady" <cbrady AT tulane.edu>
  • To: H-Bible <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Paul's quotations (use of "baptism into Moses" in NT)
  • Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2001 16:20:27 -0600


On 3/3/01 2:39 PM, "Christian M. M. Brady" <cbrady AT tulane.edu> wrote:

> On 3/2/01 6:23 PM, "Dan Wagner" <Dan.Wagner AT datastream.net> wrote:
>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Samuel Payne
>>> [mailto:sam AT sampayne.worldonline.co.uk] Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001
>>> 03:43 To: Biblical Hebrew Subject: Paul's quotations
>>>
>>>
>>>> but they can never alter or reinterpret the meaning of a passage.
>>>>
>>> So Paul NEVER alters or reinterprets his quotations from the Hebrew?
>>> [SNIP]
>>> He also claims that the Israelites were baptised "into Moses" (1 Cor.
>>> 10.2)
>>> so as to be able to draw a parallel with his ideas of baptism
>>>
>>> "into" Jesus. But the claim is completely false. There is no such idea in
>>> the
>>> account in Exodus.
>>>
>
> A prime example of midrash in NT is Gal. 3.16 'Now the promises were made to
> Abraham and to his offspring; it does not say, ³And to offsprings,² as of
> many; but it says, ³And to your offspring,² that is, to one person, who is
> Christ.'

Sorry. Just noted that this was dealt with in great detail....

Cb
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