JUSTIN MARTYR - JESUS ROLE IS ALWAYS - ( QUALIFIED )! - Part 2
Although
Jesus is in fact called Gk., ( θεὸν
)
with or without the article many times in Justin's writings, it - is always ( qualified ) - either in the immediate context or by statements in the greater context of all of Justin's writings.
In the case I present below, it is an anathorus theos, or indefinite zero article construction.
In the case I present below, it is an anathorus theos, or indefinite zero article construction.
Lets take
a close look, particularly the text in red:
The following display some very biased tri{3}nitarian translations of the text, yet still show the qualification nonetheless!
The following display some very biased tri{3}nitarian translations of the text, yet still show the qualification nonetheless!
GREEK
TEXT: “...οὔτε
[4.]
οὖν
Ἀβραὰμ οὔτε Ἰσαὰκ οὔτε Ἰακὼβ οὔτε
ἄλλος ἀνθρώπων εἶδε τὸν πατέρα καὶ
ἄρρητον κύριον τῶν πάντων ἁπλῶς καὶ
αὐτοῦ τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἀλλ' ἐκεῖνον τὸν
κατὰ βουλὴν τὴν ἐκείνου καὶ θεὸν
ὄντα, υἱὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἄγγελον ἐκ τοῦ
ὑπηρετεῖν τῇ γνώμῃ αὐτοῦ...”
- (Dial 127:4
Dialogue
with Trypho, Edition. E. J. Goodspeed) Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht,
1915.)
JUSTIN
MARTYR (circa. 110 to 160 C.E.): “...Therefore
neither Abraham, nor Isaac, nor Jacob, nor any other man, saw the
Father and ineffable Lord of all, and also of Christ, but [saw] Him
who was according to His will His Son,
being God, and the Angel because He ministered to His will; whom also
it pleased Him to be...” - (CHAPTER [ 127 ] CXXVII -- THESE
PASSAGES OF SCRIPTURE DO NOT APPLY TO THE FATHER, BUT TO THE WORD.
Roberts & Donaldson ANF.)
JUSTIN
MARTYR (circa. 110 to 160 C.E.): “...Thus,
neither Abraham, nor Issac, nor Jacob, nor any other man saw the
FATHER and Ineffable Lord of all creatures and of Christ himself, but
[they saw] him who, according to God's will, is
God the Son, and his Angel because of his serving the FATHERS will;
him who, by his [=the Father] will, became man through a virgin; who
also became fire when he talked to Moses from the bush...” -
(Chapter 127, Dialogue with Trypho By Justin (Martyr, Saint.) Pages
191-192, Translated by THOMAS B.
FALLS and Edited by Michael Slusser
2003.)
JUSTIN
MARTYR (circa. 110 to 160 C.E.): “...nor
any other man, ever saw the Father and In-Effable Lord of all things
whatever, and of Christ himself; but him, who,
according to His will is both God His Son, and His Angel from
ministering to His will ; who He determined, should be born as a man
of the virgin...” - (Dial.
Chapter 127; The Works Now Extant Of Justin Martyr – A LIBRARY OF
THE FATHERS OF THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH: Anterior To The Division Of
The East & West – Translated By Members Of The English Church.
[1800's])
JUSTIN
MARTYR (circa. 110 to 160 C.E.): “...Thus,
neither Abraham, nor Isaac, nor Jacob, nor any other man saw the
Father and Ineffable Lord of all creatures and of Christ Himself, but
[they saw] Him who, according to God's will, is
God the Son, and His Angel because He served the Father's will; Him
who, by His will...” - (Dial. Chapter 127, Kevin Edgecome
Translation)
My
translation:
JUSTIN
MARTYR (circa. 110 to 160 C.E.): “...Therefore,
neither Abraham, nor Jacob, nor Issac, nor any other men really saw
the Father and In-Expressible Lord ( of ) all - and ( of ) - his Christ, but him
who being a god according to His will, His
Son, even an Angel, serving as a subordinate minister for his
purpose...” - (Dial. 127:4; Matt13weedhacker 11/4/11)
[FOOTNOTE]:
The Father is also called Gk., ( τὸν
ἀγέννητον
θεὸν
) “...THE UN-BEGOTTEN GOD...” in verse one of chapter 127.
[FOOTNOTE]:
Gk., ( θεὸν
)
Key
phrase:
GREEK
TEXT:
“...κατὰ
βουλὴν τὴν ἐκείνου καὶ θεὸν ὄντα,
υἱὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἄγγελον...” -
(Chapter 127:4,
Dialogue with Trypho, Edition. E. J. Goodspeed) Vandenhoeck &
Ruprecht, 1915.)
JUSTIN
MARTYR (circa. 110 to 160 C.E.):
“...according to His purpose, and actually a god, His
Son, even an Angel...” -
(Chapter 127:4,
Dialogue with Trypho, translated by
Matt13weedhacker 25/9/11 alternate version)
[FOOTNOTE]:
Gk., ( βουλὴν
)
“...will...” or “...counsel...”
Elsewhere
Justin is more to the point and even clearer.
This
phrase ( qualifies ) all references to Jesus being called Gk., ( θεός
) in Justin's works:
GREEK
TEXT: “...ὡς πατὴρ καὶ
θεός, αἴτιός τε αὐτῷ τοῦ εἶναι καὶ
δυνατῷ καὶ κυρίῳ καὶ θεῷ...” -
(Dial 129:1
Dialogue
with Trypho, Edition. E. J. Goodspeed) Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht,
1915.)
JUSTIN
MARTYR (circa. 110 to 160 C.E.): “...as
( his ) Father and ( God
) was responsible for his being the mighty one and Lord and God...”
- (Page 194. Dialogue with Trypho
Chapter 129:1, By Justin
(Martyr, Saint.), Translated
by THOMAS B.
FALLS and
Edited by Michael Slusser 2003.)
JUSTIN
MARTYR (circa. 110 to 160 C.E.):
“...as ( his )
Father and ( God ), and - ( the cause - of ) - his being both mighty
and Lord and God...”
- (Dial. Chapter 129:1; The Works Now
Extant Of Justin Martyr – A LIBRARY OF THE FATHERS OF THE HOLY
CATHOLIC CHURCH: Anterior To The Division Of The East & West –
Translated By Members Of The English Church. [1800's])
JUSTIN
MARTYR (circa. 110 to 160 C.E.):
“...as he is Father and
God; the cause of his power and of his being Lord and God...” -
(DIAL. CHAPTER CXXIX -- THAT IS CONFIRMED
FROM OTHER PASSAGES OF SCRIPTURE. Roberts & Donaldson ANF)
JUSTIN
MARTYR (c. 110 to 160 C.E.):
“...as ( his ) Father and
God was the cause of his being the mighty one and Lord and God...”
- (Dial. Chapter 129, Kevin Edgecome Translation)
My translations:
JUSTIN
MARTYR (circa. 110 to 160 C.E.): “...As
his Father and God, and the cause{*} of his
[very] being and of his power and being both{^} a lord and a god...” -
(Dial 129:1;
translated by Matt13weedhacker 25/9/11)
[FOOTNOTE
^]: Gk., ( τε ) “...both –
and...”
[FOOTNOTE
*]: Gk., ( αἴτιός )
“...cause...” or “...source...” or “...origin...”
JUSTIN
MARTYR (circa. 110 to 160 C.E.): “...As
his Father and God, the source of both his existence and his power and of
his being a lord and a god...” - (Dial
129:1; translated by Matt13weedhacker alternate version.)
JUSTIN
MARTYR (circa. 110 to 160 C.E.):
“...As his Father and God, and the
origin of his existence and his power and
also of his being a lord and a god...” - (Dial 129:1; translated by Matt13weedhacker alternate version.)
This is what Paul
means when he was inspired by "God" to say:
EPH
1:17: "...THE
GLORIOUS FATHER WHO IS - THE GOD - ( OF ) -
our
Lord
Jesus Christ to give you the spiritual gifts of wisdom
and insight as you come to know him..." - (The Translators
New Testament (TTNT) by the British Foreign Bible Society 1973.)
Other
versions are a lot more blunt and to the point:
Douay-Rheims
Bible
That THE GOD - ( OF ) - our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and of revelation, in the knowledge of him:
That THE GOD - ( OF ) - our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and of revelation, in the knowledge of him:
New
American Standard Bible (©1995)
that THE GOD - ( OF ) - our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him.
that THE GOD - ( OF ) - our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him.
And
even the venerable old King James 1611:
King
James Bible
That THE GOD- ( OF ) - our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
That THE GOD- ( OF ) - our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
This is verified by the following quote:
CHARLES SEMISCH: “...This relation of (
sub-ordination ) is expressed by Justin distinctly, and under various
aspects. He briefly indicates it when, as on several occasions, he
assigns to the Logos the ( second ) place ( after ) God. Thus when he
says,[3] “...we shall exhibit Jesus Christ, in whom we
acknowledge the Son of the True God, and to whom we assign ( THE
SECOND PLACE ), and with reason honour the prophetic spirit in ( THE
THIRD RANK )...” and[4] “...we adore and love ( AFTER )
GOD, the Logos that is from the Un-Begotten and Un-Utterable God...”
and[5] “...( THE FIRST POWER ) and Son ( AFTER ) the Father
of all, and Lord God, is the Logos...” and[6] “...the
Logos, than whom we know no ruler more royal, and more just, ( AFTER
) GOD who begat him...” The sense in which Justin believed that the
Logos was ( sub-ordinate ) to the Father, is twofold – that of
complete dependence, and of ( A QUANTITATIVE IN-EQUALITY OF BEING ).
Justin considers the Logos as dependent on God, in respect of his
existence, his rank, and his power, his worship, and his agency. All
that the Logos has, is a gift of the Father.[Page 192 1] He is
God, because it was the will of the Father[2] ; he is
powerful, yea, Lord of the heavenly hosts, because God made him
so[3]; he recieves divine honours because God has ordained
it.[4] In all things he stands below the Creator of the
world[5]; to him he is sub-ordinate, not merely as Father, but
also as Lord[6]; he is the instrument of a higher will. Justin
expressly terms the Logos a servant of the Creator[7] of the
universe, not so much in relation to creation, and universal
enlightening of the world, as in the reference to the Old Testament
Theophonies, in which he appeared in God's stead, to teach and to
act, to bless and to punish.[8]...” - (Page 191-192.
Justin Martyr His Life, Writings, and Opinions by the Rev. Charles
Semisch translated from German by J. E. Ryland. Vol II. 1843.)
[FOOTNOTE
3]: 1st
Apol. Chapter 13.
[FOOTNOTE
4]: 2nd
Apol. Chapter 13.
[FOOTNOTE
5]: 1st
Apol Chapter 32.
[FOOTNOTE
6]: 1st
Apol. Chapter 12.
[FOOTNOTE
Page 192 1]: Dial. Chapter 86.
“...ὃν
τρόπον
καὶ
αὐτὸς
ἀπὸ
τοῦ
πατρὸς
ἔλαβε
τὸ
βασιλεὺς
καὶ
Χριστὸς
καὶ
ἱερεὺς
καὶ
ἄγγελος
(
εἶναι
),
καὶ
ὅσα
ἄλλα
τοιαῦτα
ἔχει
ἢ
ἔσχε...”
[PERSONAL
NOTE]:
Varriant
= εἶναι
=
“...being...”
[FOOTNOTE
2]: Dial. Chapters 127, 129;
