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1 | The godhead or perhaps the divine? | Acts 17:29 | Ray | 66894 | ||
In my personal copy I do not have the "divine nature" in capital letters. The King James and other versions I have read translate it as the Godhead. Would anyone agree with me in choosing "godhead"? | ||||||
2 | The godhead or perhaps the divine? | Acts 17:29 | Robert Nicholson | 66911 | ||
Goodmorning brother Ray: Your post has made me think again. As you are aware the word "Godhead" is used 3 times in the New Testament and is found in Acts 17:29, Romans 1:20, and Col. 2:9 I checked each in Strong's concordance and found the following: In Acts 17:29 the transliterated greek word used is "Theios"#2304 an adj. which is defined as a general name of dieties or divinities used by the Greeks. Interestingly, the same word 2304 is used twice in 2 Peter 1:3,4. In verse 3 KJV "divine power" and in v.4 "divine nature" Both in the lower case. In Romans 1:20 the "Theiotes" # 2305 a noun is used and is defined as divinity, divine nature. However, in Col.2:9 the word is "Theotes"#2320 a noun defined as the state of being God, Godhead. It appears that this is the application which would remain Capitalized. Getting back to your original question on Acts 17:29. It would be my personal preference to accept the NASB translation with lower case "divine nature" which reflects the meaning of the word more accurately, rather than change it to "godhead". My reason for this is to avoid confusing "godhead" in Acts 17:29 with "Godhead" in Col. 2:9. I believe the term "Godhead" in Col 2:9 is a more scriptual word for our triune God than the Trinity which is not used in the scriptures. Ray, these are only suggestions and I look forward to your response. In Christ Robert |
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3 | The godhead or perhaps the divine? | Acts 17:29 | Ray | 66946 | ||
Hi Robert, I agree with you entirely. Perhaps the lower case divine nature would be a suggestion that you should make to the Lockman Foundation. Or perhaps they are already considering it. I strive to be consistent in the capitalization of the pronouns concerning Deity, and the verses and the Greek meanings that you have brought forward helped me to decide for the lower case. And since I agree with you entirely, I would say that fullness of Deity or "fullness of the Godhead in bodily form" is very appropriate from the Greek in Col 2:9. I would go on to say that you, having been filled, are in Him, the One/ who is the Head over all rule and authority. Colossians 3:10, "and have put on the new self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One/ who created him -- a renewal in which there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised,, barbarian, Scythian, slave and freeman, but Christ is all, and in all." That is how I look at it, for what it is worth. From the heart, Ray |
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