tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378025299582121922.post4043868312403112011..comments2023-10-26T06:30:14.934-04:00Comments on New Testament Perspectives: Romans: Little Gleanings from the GreekMatthew D. Montoninihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771037323124064875noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378025299582121922.post-86147075858955709422011-02-26T08:06:23.988-05:002011-02-26T08:06:23.988-05:00Matthew, I don't see any intentioanl connectio...Matthew, I don't see any intentioanl connection between Paul's usages of ἀφορίζω and ὁρισθέντος. Both "appointments" -- Paul's and Christ's -- are made by the Father, but Paul's claim to be appointed as the Jeremiah of his time is so different in kind from the exaltation of Christ to supreme status at the resurrection that I think Paul would have feared alienating his readership by pressing any similarity. I therefore do not think his juxtaposition was intentional here. (Not that Paul didn't have a huge ego! That ego is a centerpiece of my book.)<br /><br />Frank SpinellaFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06990053743978832554noreply@blogger.com