On Fri 13 Apr 2001 (18:15:51), Dave Washburn c/o rhutchin@aol.com wrote: > [snippage] Matthew was obviously > emphasizing virginity, but even if Isaiah was emphasizing the fact > that the woman was unmarried, the implication of virginity is still > there because that's how the culture understood the word. No > problem, no need for another translation. As I said, if one looks at > the word in its cultural context, this is a non-issue. IMHO Isaiah was emphasizing to Ahaz that the Sign was to be a miraculous one; not just some young woman getting pregnant (it happens all the time). This is a prophetic Sign 'oWT =SHMEION of cosmic proportions, not an everyday commonplace (Isaiah 7:11, 14a). Ben -- Revd Ben Crick, BA CF 232 Canterbury Road, Birchington, Kent, CT7 9TD (UK) http://www.cnetwork.co.uk/crick.htm --- B-Greek home page: http://metalab.unc.edu/bgreek You are currently subscribed to b-greek as: [jwrobie@mindspring.com] To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-b-greek-327Q@franklin.oit.unc.edu To subscribe, send a message to subscribe-b-greek@franklin.oit.unc.edu