Re: Gender of TO PNEUMA

From: Jim West (jwest@highland.net)
Date: Fri Nov 19 1999 - 08:16:33 EST


At 11:21 AM 11/19/99 +0000, you wrote:

>I'd like to ask a question about the gender used to translate TO PNEUMA. Why
>do English translations use 'he' for the pronoun referring to the Holy
>Spirit, rather than 'it'?
>
>Thank you

merely convention. it would be hard for folk to read a bible which used
"it" for a member of the godhead- so "he" is used and often "He".

Its ok though because neuter gender in greek or feminine gender (ekklhsia-
the word for church is feminine) has nothing to do with sexuality. So fear
not, the Spirit, like the "father", is gender neutral (and not male or female).

best,

jim

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Jim West, ThD
jwest@highland.net
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