Requesting and Rejecting: Paraitéomai in Heb 12,18-29
This short note examines the three occurrences of παραιτέομαι in Heb 12,18-29 and suggests that the repeated use of the word demonstrates the author's evaluation of Israel's 'request' for distance from God at Sinai as a rejection of his word to them. While some have distinguished...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peeters
2015
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Biblica
Year: 2015, Volume: 96, Issue: 2, Pages: 282-286 |
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| Summary: | This short note examines the three occurrences of παραιτέομαι in Heb 12,18-29 and suggests that the repeated use of the word demonstrates the author's evaluation of Israel's 'request' for distance from God at Sinai as a rejection of his word to them. While some have distinguished the meaning (and referent) of παραιτέομαι in 12,19 from that in 12,25, this distinction is unsustainable in light of the use of παραιτέομαι outside of Hebrews and of the flow of thought in Heb 12,18-29. |
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| ISSN: | 2385-2062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/BIB.96.2.3183422 |