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NASB | Ephesians 2:20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 2:20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the [chief] Cornerstone, |
Bible Question (short): Help on exergesis. Tense and Number |
Question (full): Exegesis-Please comment. Can someone comment on the significance of the Greek aorist tense for the verb "built" and the singular noun "foundation" "And are built on the foundation etc". My reading tells me that the subject, plural, are the Gentiles who are built (aorist) tense on the foundation (singular) of the apostles and prophets. Does the aorist not mean that the action "built" is complete? It does not say are "being built", continuous. Therefore this text does not seem support modern day apostles as foundations. Secondly, the one foundation is complete. We cannot read "foundations". There seems to be no way to fit a continuous stream of modern day apostles into the "foundation". The foundation of the apostles must mean "their foundation on which they rested -Jesus Christ" Also, if the foundation is a person it would seem illogical to add gifts as foudation stones. The context of Chapter 2 and 4 is about the unity of the church of Jews and Gentiles all resting on the one foundation. Check all the "one" and unity words recurring. If the foundation has not been completed because we have to await the addition of more modern apostles, there has been no complete foundation on which to base the unity of which Paul speaks. One needs to first read what the text meant to its first hearers and then develope a Biblical Theology. Systematic must only come at the end. The proponents of the five fold foundational gifts doctrine, as do many of us, seem to have looked for texts to support their viewpoint and forcefit this piece of the puzzle into a picture in their own mind. |
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