Re: 666

From: Jim West (jwest@Highland.Net)
Date: Thu Feb 11 1999 - 06:11:06 EST


At 03:29 PM 2/11/99 +0000, you wrote:

>> there is one place- total- in the bible where a writer uses gemtria- and the
>> meaning of that passage is clear enough anyway.
>>
>
>For those of us less familiar with passage (or have forgotten/not made
connection)
>pray do tell.

OK- Rev 13:18. The new commentary by David Aune (Nelson/Word: 1998)"Word
Biblical Commentary, 52B" Has a really extraordinary excursus immediately
after this text in which he gives in great detail all the relevant information.

best,

Jim

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Jim West, ThD
Quartz Hill School of Theology

jwest@highland.net
http://web.infoave.net/~jwest

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