From: Paul F. Evans (evans@wilmington.net)
Date: Tue Nov 03 1998 - 18:25:23 EST
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>List,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I have been studying 1 Cor 12. I have a couple of
questions about some things I have observed. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>In the description of the spiritual gifts, Paul speaks of the
diversity and unity connected with them. He goes on to describe the
distribution of those gifts first to one and then to another.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>...hEKSTWi DE DIDOTAI H FANERWSIS TOU PNEUMATAOS PROS TO
SUMFERON hWi MEN GAR DIA TOU PNEUMATOS DIDOTAI LOGOS SOFIAS ALLWi DE LOGOS
GNWSEWS KATA TOAUTO PNEUMAi hETERWi DE PISTIS EN TWi AUTWi PNEUMATI ALlWi DE
CARISMATA IAMATWN EN TWi AUTWi PNEUMATI ALLWi DE ENERGHMATA DUNMEWN ALLWi DE
PROFHTWN ALLWi DE DIAKRISEIS PNEUMATWN hETERWi DE YEVN GLWSSWN ALLWi DE ERMHVEIA
GLWSSWN...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>This is the first time I have noticed that Paul uses the
synonyms hETERWi and ALLWi here. Also, has anyone noticed the near
symmetry? Paul speaks of a word of wisdom and then says to another (ALLWi) is
given a word of knowledge and then to another (hETERWi) faith....
Throughout he continues to use ALLWi, until near the end when in he uses hETERWi
(to another various tongues) and then ALLWi (to another interpretation of
tongues).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>It looks something like this:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>...ALLWi ...hETERWi ....ALLWi
....ALLWi ....ALLWi ....ALLWi ...hETERWi ....ALLWi
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Anyone out there brave enough to speculate on this and it
significance?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT color=#000000 size=2>What would the purpose be in
using the different synonyms, if not for style?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Paul & Loala Evans</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Wilmington First Pentecostal Holiness
Church</FONT></DIV>
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