Re: GENESIS in James 1.23
George Chryssides & Margaret Wilkins (M.Z.Wilkins@zoo.co.uk)
Wed, 20 May 1998 19:42:39 +0000
The discussion of GENESIS in James 1.23 has reminded me of something
that's been nagging away quietly in the back of my mind for a couple
of years now - can anyone suggest how to translate TON TROCON THS
GENESEWS in James 3.6?. I have read a perfectly serious suggestion
that it may suggest the influence of the Buddhist theory of dependent
origination (which condemns all beings to an endless round of
suffering until they realise the true nature of their predicament). as
well as some much less well-informed ones that it proves that the
early Christians believed in reincarnation! Common sense says firmly
that James was really not very likely to have been influenced by ideas
from the Indian subcontinent, but it seems an odd expression in the
context and for someone with a lot of inter-faith contacts it is all
too tempting to speculate. Can anyone put me out of my misery?
Margaret Wilkins
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