From: C.A. (Kees) Langeveld (langeveld@solcon.nl)
Date: Sat Nov 10 2001 - 06:37:22 EST
In the Dutch translation (so called 'TELOS translation') used by me vers 32
has 'verwekt' (in English: generated, caused, brought forth) and vers 34 has
'opgewekt' (raised up (from de death)). So in Dutch we have two nice verbs
'verwekken' and 'opwekken' being used in my favorite translation to indicate
the different senses and I think that these two senses do apply here.
Kees Langeveld, Bennekom, Netherlands.
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From: Iver Larsen [mailto:iver_larsen@sil.org]
Sent: woensdag 7 november 2001 13:51
To: Biblical Greek
Subject: [b-greek] Acts 13:32-33 the Prophet
>From Iver Larsen to B-greek:
It seems to me that most translations have misunderstood the Greek text of
13:32-33.
KAI hUMEIS hUMAS EUAGGELIZOMEQA THN PROS TOUS PATERAS EPAGGELIAN GENOMENHN
hOTI TAUTHN hO QEOS EKPEPLHRWKEN TOIS TEKNOIS AUTWN
hHMIN ANASTHSAS IHSOUN
and WE announce to YOU (concerning) the promise which came to the/our
fathers
that this (promise) God has (now) fulfilled for their children (you and me)
(by)
having raised up Jesus for us
The difficult phrase is hHMIN ANASTHSAS, and which other words hHMIN
connects with.
First, does "raise up" refer to raising from the dead or raising up in the
sense of sending forth?
It is interesting that we find the same phrase in all three major speeches
to a Jewish audience in Acts. First in Peter's speech on Pentecost:
Acts 3:23: PROFHTHN hUMIN ANASTHSEI KURIOS "The Lord will raise up for you a
prophet"
Then in Stephen's speech to the Sanhedrin in Acts 7:37:
PROFHTHN hUMIN ANASTHSEI hO QEOS "God will raise up for you a prophet"
The promise from Deut 18,15-18 to Moses about God raising up another prophet
like him some time in the future was apparently a very well known Messianic
prophecy that a speaker would tag into when speaking to a Jewish audience.
We can assume that the Jewish audience in Antioch that Paul was addressing
were very familiar with this prophecy. As soon as he said "raise up for us"
they would make the connection.
Any thoughts?
Iver Larsen
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