James speech in 21:20-25 is a defence of the
Law entirely couched in Mosaic terms; therefore
it might be worthwhile identifying the Mosaic
references underlying APOSTASIA in the NT.
Cheers
Steven
At 11:26 97/07/12 -0400, BillCombs@aol.com wrote:
>I am doing some work on APOSTASIA in 2 Thess 2:3. Some have interpreted it as
>a spatial departure and thus a reference to the Rapture of the church. H.
>Wayne House has an article in which he says that in the Vulgate, Jerome
>translated APOSTASIA with the Latin DISCESSIO. The use of DISCESSIO supposedly
>indicates that Jerome had a spatial departure in mind. Can someone help me on
>this or is there a patristics list where I might find some help?
>
>Bill Combs
>Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary
>