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Romans 1:17 query
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Shlama,

What is the difference? There is no difference in meaning between Habakkuk 2:4 quoted by Apostle Paul in Romans 1:17.

Behold, his soul is puffed up, it is not upright in him; but the righteous shall live by his faith. (Habakkuk 2:4 ASV)

Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. (Habakkuk 2:4 KJV)

For therein is revealed a righteousness of God from faith unto faith: as it is written, But the righteous shall live by faith. (Romans 1:17 ASV)

For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. (Romans 1:17 KJV)

The part of Habakkuk in the original Hebrew text says:

וצדיק באמונתו יחיה


(ie. but the righteous/just shall live by his faith)

Romans 1:17 in KJV & ASV were translated from the Greek NT:

dikaiosunh gar qeou en autw apokaluptetai ek pistewV eiV pistin kaqwV gegraptai o de dikaioV ek pistewV zhsetai


The Greek dikaioV in Hebrew is צדיק. It means righteous or just. Is this the difference that your Muslim chatter was talking about? <!-- sHuh --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/huh.gif" alt="Huh" title="Huh" /><!-- sHuh --> <!-- sSad --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/sad.gif" alt="Sad" title="Sad" /><!-- sSad -->

Apostle Paul wrote in Aramaic :

daktiv : dkena min haymanutha nikhe

(for it is written the righteous/just shall live by faith. )

The Hebrew וצדיק (tzadiq i.e. righteous or just) corresponds to Aramaic dkena; and the Hebrew באמונתו יחיה corresponds to Aramaic haymanutha nikhe (ie. shall live by faith) in Apostle Paul's epistle.

The Aramaic translation above is based on my English translation of the Hebrew translation of the Aramaic of Paul as I am not an expert in Aramaic. Now let us look at what Aramaic experts said about Habakkuk 2:4 quoted by Apostle Paul.

Romans 1:17 For in it is revealed the righteousness of God, from faith to faith; as it is written, The righteous by faith, shall live. (James Murdock's translation of the Aramaic of St. Paul)


Romans 1:17 for the righteousness of Aloha in it is revealed from faith to faith, as it is written, The righteous by faith shall live. (John Wesley Etheridge's translation of the Aramaic of St. Paul)

So I cannot see what kind of problem that Muslim guy was trying to raise except that Muslims have to resort to attacking Apostle Paul as they could not deny the reliability of Jesus Christ of the New Testament.


Peace.
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Romans 1:17 query - by son_of_lite - 01-23-2005, 04:45 AM
[No subject] - by Dan Gan - 01-25-2005, 05:34 AM
Righteousness or Justice ? - by gbausc - 01-26-2005, 08:06 PM
[No subject] - by son_of_lite - 01-27-2005, 12:47 AM
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