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NASB | Galatians 4:10 You observe days and months and seasons and years. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Galatians 4:10 [For example,] you observe [particular] days and months and seasons and years. |
Subject: eisegesis and formula |
Bible Note: It is interesting to note how many people use thise verse as a condemnation of keeping holy days without a trace of it appearing in the verse itself! This is called eisegesis. The word translated here as "month" is never used for the new moon which suggests to me that Paul isn't talking about it. Another fact is that this sequence of terms never appears elsewhere in the Bible. Also, there is a "formula" in the OT that does list the ceremonial days (see Col. 2:16 in the NT for example) and it is nowhere near like this list. Perhaps Paul isn't even talking about the ceremonial days here? But, then what is he talking about? |