tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post2124478929530960028..comments2023-07-06T15:14:57.204+01:00Comments on JOHN'S BLOG: Heirs of GodJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487495921222083129noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-2510738842332830562009-04-06T08:14:00.000+01:002009-04-06T08:14:00.000+01:00Sorry - my mistake. Inheritance in the Bible doesn...Sorry - my mistake. Inheritance in the Bible doesn't just mean what we get when <B>other people</B> die - its meaning is far broader. But the meaning of "heirs" has not been as clearly expanded in the OT, and the link between the words in English isn't anywhere near as clear as in Greek.<BR/><BR/>My point is that the Greek word translated "heirs" would be better translated "inheritors" to make Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487495921222083129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-2514283840873868122009-04-05T18:14:00.000+01:002009-04-05T18:14:00.000+01:00`Inheritance' in normal English doesn't mean what ...`Inheritance' in normal English doesn't mean what we get when <B>we</B> die. It means what we get when <B>another</B> dies.<BR/><BR/>But an heir is someone that inherits, so what's wrong with the NIV's translation?Daniel Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823511443088751096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-7560386841076856292009-04-05T16:01:00.000+01:002009-04-05T16:01:00.000+01:00But the point is that "inheritance" in the Bible d...But the point is that "inheritance" in the Bible doesn't just mean what we get when we die.... It's already been expanded as a concept beyond that in the Old Testament.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487495921222083129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-69069751194549827492009-04-05T10:26:00.000+01:002009-04-05T10:26:00.000+01:00I'm not with you, Custard: `heir' and `inheritor' ...I'm not with you, Custard: `heir' and `inheritor' both mean the same -- someone that inherits an inheritance from one deceased.Daniel Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823511443088751096noreply@blogger.com