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  • From: "Bob MacDonald (Shaw)" <bobmacdonald AT shaw.ca>
  • To: Corpus-paul <corpus-paul AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: RE: Jewish origins of apostle
  • Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2001 13:31:57 -0800


>>alternative suggestions for fitting apostle into a Jewish context<<

This may be obvious - but if the LXX translators used apostle for Isaiah
6:8, wouldn't this indicate both a Jewish and a Diaspora context for the use
of this word and Paul's self-understanding of his mission?

Bob

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