Re: LITHOS
Maurice A. O'Sullivan (mauros@iol.ie)
Tue, 15 Apr 1997 19:54:23 +0100
At 12:57 15/04/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Could someone explain to me the "possible" reasoning
>behind the author of 1 Peter choosing LITHOS (stone)
>as a metaphor for Jesus? Surely there is a reason of
>some sort, for he uses that word several times in
>1 Peter 2:4-8.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Jamen McGranahan
>(jmcgranahan@maclib.trevecca.edu)
>
Psalm 118:22 The stone which the builders rejected has become the
head of the corner.
In the LXX:
117.22 LIQON hON .........
Regards,
Maurice
Maurice A. O'Sullivan [ Bray, Ireland ]
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