medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Good day, eh?
As I've reviewed the rather substantial posts on this topic, which does
seem to be a bit early for us, the thought has occurred to me that to at
least some degree, everyone may be right though mutually contradictory.
One problem we face here is philological. The Greek word "nomos" which is
commonly translated "law" is used in a variety of ways by the various
parties involved in the discussions and disputes of the intertestamental
period and of the early Christian era. The standard work on New Testament
and early patristic Greek, the *Theological Dictionary of the New Testa-
ment* (the English translation of the *Theologisches Worterbuch zum neuen
Testament*> has an article 69 pages long on "nomos" and its cognates.
There is also a rich literature of articles and monographs on the subject
going back at least 150 years.
The presence of such a mass of discussion suggests, at least to me, that
we are unlikely to reach unanimity concerning the questions regarding
"nomos" that we've been discussing. And that may not be an entirely bad
thing.
Regards to all,
Frank
Frank Morgret
15 Towering Hts -- #1206
St Catharines, Ontario
CANADA
L2T 3G7
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