Another question from 1 Samuel.
In verse 10 of chapter 18, the Hebrew says that Saul was 'prophesying' in his house. What exactly does this means in this situation?
We have already been told in 1 Samuel 16:14 that the Spirit of God had already left Saul, and yet the Spirit of God is generally considered to be a necessary pre-requisite for a prophet in the Hebrew scriptures.
Most of the more literal translations of this passage in English use the word 'prophesying', but three of the more 'dynamic' translations [Good News, New Living & Contemporary English] use a phrase like 'raving like a madman'. Is there good justification for this, or is it a case of trying to force an acceptable translation based on theological presuppositions that someone without the Spirit of God couldn't prophesy?
From Banyai AT t-online.de Mon Jul 5 02:12:43 2004Return-Path: <Banyai AT t-online.de>
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