[b-greek] Colossians 1:16

From: Rick Stamp (rickstamp@gmx.net)
Date: Wed Jun 27 2001 - 00:35:03 EDT


> I understand that in Colossians 1:16 en autw may be understood as the
> agent through which the action of creation is accomplished. This raises a
> couple of questions for me. First, when the action is performed through
> an intelligent being, is the one doing the action necessarily different
> from the agent?

> Thank you for your help.
> Michael Abernathy
> mabernat@cub.kcnet.org
 
Michael,
You might consider the instrumental dative at Hebrew 1:1 where the
Father first speaks by the prophets and then through His Son.

Regards,
Rick Stamp



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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I understand that in Colossians 1:16 en autw may be
understood as the agent through which the action of creation is
accomplished.&nbsp; This raises a couple of questions for me.&nbsp; First, when
the action is performed through an intelligent being, is the&nbsp;one doing the
action&nbsp;necessarily different from the agent?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Second, in this case, the difference
between
instrumentality and agency sounds rather narrow.&nbsp; I know that many of the
discussions on this list imply a very exact use of the language.&nbsp; My
question then, is this, "How precisely did the average Greek speaker use the
language?"&nbsp; I expect to find rather fine distinctions in Plato.&nbsp;
Should I expect the same level of precision in Paul?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you for your help.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael Abernathy</FONT></DIV>
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