Re: episkope

From: Michael S. Olszta (msolszta@ici.net)
Date: Thu Jan 01 1998 - 10:17:47 EST


> At 06:10 PM 12/31/97 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> >I am wondering if someone would expound the word "episkope" as it is
> >found in 1 Timothy 3:1 et al and how he/she thinks this word relates to the "position" and/or "function" that Paul is speaking about. The
> >dispute between my friend and myself is in essence the idea of
> >"episkope" being a "position" in the church versus the idea of it just applying to everyone "elder" in general.
>
> I think that by the time the pastorals were written the word described an official office rather than a general "overseer".

Hi Jim,

So then when translating the word "episkope" as it is used in 1 Timothy
3:1, the word "office" is required to bring out the sense that this is a
position/office rather than just a "general overseeing" which anyone can
walk into, no matter what his qualifications are. Is this correct? I
realize that the term "bishop" seems more of a transliteration rather
than a translation of "episkope" but I wonder how else this could be
translated" Any ideas would be helpful.

Michael



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