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quetzalphoenix
May 13th 2003, 01:36 AM
I'm working on a paper exegeting Acts 15:13-21 and the use of the OT by James at the Jerusalem Council. I've looked at J.A. Motyer's commentary on Amos among others, some commentaries on Acts, and a few articles by Earl Richard (Novum Testamentum), Walt Kaiser, Jr. (JETS), Michael Braun (JETS), but they all agree that not much has been written on this textual/hermeneutical problem.

Has anyone studied the use of the MT/LXX in the NT and do they have any pointers? Half of my problem is that I have a 10 page limit. The other half is that I'm in way over my head:huh:

I think my focus is going to be on the use of "meta tauta" and the markers of time in Luke-Acts, because this is a major difference between the citation in Acts and the LXX...

On a side note, who wants to vote for the inspiration of the LXX?:ahem:
GrayPilgrim
May 13th 2003, 02:12 AM
Hmmm...good questions, and tuffies.

I haven't looked at it but have seen the book Intro to the Septugaint by Moises Silva and (I think there is a secondary author). That might help some.
quetzalphoenix
May 13th 2003, 02:35 AM
Today @ 07:12 AM post located here (http://www.theologyweb.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=95000#post95000)
GrayPilgrim:

Hmmm...good questions, and tuffies.

I haven't looked at it but have seen the book Intro to the Septugaint by Moises Silva and (I think there is a secondary author). That might help some.

Thanks--anything by Silva should be helpful. Tomorrow is my library immersion day...I'll look it up.
GrayPilgrim
May 15th 2003, 11:50 AM
How'd the paper go?
John Reece
May 15th 2003, 01:33 PM
Another good resource is The Septuagint and Modern Study by Sidney Jellicoe (Eisenbrauns, 1993).
quetzalphoenix
May 15th 2003, 04:07 PM
Thanks for the suggestion about the Silva book. I may still end up reading it, but I was able to find some good commentaries that were helpful--especially Bauckham's article in "The Book of Acts in its Palestinian Setting" The rough draft is done.

Is there a way I can post it for feedback-?-I'm not sure if my fonts and chart would work if I cut/paste. It's a Word .doc.
quetzalphoenix
May 15th 2003, 04:23 PM
Hey/

I just stuck the paper upon my website at

http://www.geocities.com/quetzalphoenix/Acts_15_13_21.doc

Any feedback is really appreciated--I'm very much a beginner here, but I want to continue on in my studies after my MDiv. I found this topic very challenging and want to keep looking into it.
GrayPilgrim
May 15th 2003, 06:10 PM
Today @ 03:23 PM post located here (http://www.theologyweb.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=97586#post97586)
quetzalphoenix:

Hey/

I just stuck the paper upon my website at

http://www.geocities.com/quetzalphoenix/Acts_15_13_21.doc

Any feedback is really appreciated--I'm very much a beginner here, but I want to continue on in my studies after my MDiv. I found this topic very challenging and want to keep looking into it.

The link did not work
quetzalphoenix
May 15th 2003, 06:20 PM
try this...

http://www.geocities.com/quetzalphoenix/Acts15_13_21.doc

or else

http://www.geocities.com/quetzalphoenix/Acts15_13_21.htm which is the file as an .html (in case you don't have the fonts I used)

sorry!!
Jaltus
May 22nd 2003, 07:31 PM
I have a doctoral paper by a friend who wrote (partially) on this topic.

E-mail me and I will send it to you.