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Antecedent of AUTOIS in Acts 5:13
- To: B-Greek list <b-greek-digest@virginia.edu>
- Subject: Antecedent of AUTOIS in Acts 5:13
- From: Clayton Bartholomew <c.s.bartholomew@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Sat, 07 Jun 1997 12:03:27 +0000
- Organization: AT&T
Having performed a "Cocktail Party" reading of Acts 5:13-14, there seemed to be a flat
out contradiction between the two verses.
After long and deep reflection (2-3 minutes) I discovered that the problem seemed to
hinge on the antecedent of AUTOIS in Acts 5:13. I broke down and consulted my paltry
collection of commentaries and discovered that there was not universal agreement on
this subject. Some took AUTOIS to refer to H EKKLHSIA (my initial reading) and others OI
APOSTOLOI.
I am still leaning toward H EKKLHSIA because I always prefer the more difficult reading in
exegesis.
I'll take another Martini James, two olives please.
Clay Bartholomew
Three Tree Point
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