Re: Philadelphia vs agape
Carlton Winbery (winberyc@popalex1.linknet.net)
Wed, 13 Aug 1997 11:28:49 +0400
James Vellenga wrote;
>Isn't there some place in the Synoptics where the Pharisees
>"love the chief seats in the synagogue"? My recollection is
>that in one of the Synoptics, "love" is FILEW, and in another
>it's AGAPAW.
>
>And in 2 Tim 4.10, Demas deserted Paul because of loving
>(AGAPHSAS) the present eon too much.
>
>So AGAPAW, at least, dose not always refer to a God-like love.
Matt 6:5 has hOTI FILOUSIN EN TAIS SUNAGWGAIS KAI IN TAIS GWNINAIS TWN
PLATEIWN ESTWTES PROSEUNCESQAI,
But the synopsis gives no parallel for this in the other gospels.
Carlton L. Winbery
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