From: Brian Swedburg (brian@discoveryhills.org)
Date: Thu Sep 21 2000 - 14:31:38 EDT
Thanks to all for your help on this phrase. I'll keep an eye open for any more,
particularily addressing the Greek construction of coupled prepositions.
Brian Swedburg,
Student
Ben Crick wrote:
> On Wed 20 Sep 2000 (21:17:34), brian@discoveryhills.org wrote:
> > What do you think are the possible understandings of the phrase APO
> > DOXHS EIS DOXAN in this passage? As a prepositional phrase modifying
> > METAMORFOUMEQA, how might I reasonably understand this construction?
> > Any similar expressions on Koine or hellenistic Greek?
>
> Dear Brian
>
> The pericope is verses 6-18. In context, the contrast is between the glory
> DOXA of the Mosaic Covenant (the ministration of condemnation, verse 7), which
> nevertheless caused Moses' face to glow with a supernatural glow; and the
> glory of the New Covenant (the Ministration of the Spirit and of righteousness
> (verses 8-9) which set Paul alight for the Gospel.
>
> So translate APO DOXHS EIS DOXAN as "from one glory to another glory", or
> "from the former glory to the present glory"; compare verses 10 and 11.
>
> You may consider that KAI CARIN ANTI CARITOS (John 1:16) is a similar
> construction, where the 'former' grace is contrasted with the 'latter' grace.
> Once again the contrast is between the Old covenant (Moses) and the New
> (Christ), verse 17.
>
> ERRWSQE
> Ben
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