ἐκχεῶ ἀπὸ τοῦ πνεύματός ... (Ac 2:17, 18): what is being poured out?
It is clear in the Hebrew reading of Joel 3:1 that it is the Spirit which will be poured out. The LXX translators, however, used ???+genitive to translate this phrase. This opened up more possibilities in terms of its interpretation when the LXX reading is used by Luke in the context of the Pentecos...
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| Language: | English |
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1999
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Neotestamentica
Year: 1999, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 365-371 |
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Theology
B Acts 2:17 B Interpretations B 18 B Christianity |
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| Summary: | It is clear in the Hebrew reading of Joel 3:1 that it is the Spirit which will be poured out. The LXX translators, however, used ???+genitive to translate this phrase. This opened up more possibilities in terms of its interpretation when the LXX reading is used by Luke in the context of the Pentecost events. It could mean (a) that the Spirit itself is being poured out as in the Hebrew reading; (b) that part of the Spirit is being poured out (partitive genitive); or (c) that ????? indeed implies another object, referring to something which went out from the Spirit. Taking into account the different translation possibilities, occurrences of similar phraseology elsewhere and the broader Lukan context, this paper investigates especially the latter possibility. This object is identified as the 'power' which was promised (Ac 1 :8). After the Spirit 'filled' them with this power, they then received the 'gift' (??????) of prophecy (Ac 2:17,18). A new dispensation has come, where all will share in this gift, not only prophets, kings and priests, but all, without distinction of age, sex or social standing. |
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| ISSN: | 2518-4628 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.10520/AJA2548356_552 |