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Possible Earliest Reference to Christ Found
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:19 am
by TK
Re: Possible Earliest Reference to Christ Found
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:23 am
by Paidion
No evidence at all in my opinion.
The English transliteration is given as "DIA CHRSTOU O GOISTAIS"
First, notice that the vowel is absent in "CHRSTOU". If it refers to Christ, the word would be "CHRISTOU". But what if that vowel were an "E"? Also "DIA" followed by the genitive means "through" not "by".
DIA CHRESTOU O GOISTAIS
In the missing vowel were an "E", the phrase would be translated:
THE MAGICIAN THROUGH KINDNESS.
Re: Possible Earliest Reference to Christ Found
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 1:55 pm
by darinhouston
Also, unless I'm missing something, the term "CHRIST" in my understanding is not a proper noun and may not even refer to Jesus even if it does translate "Christ."
Re: Possible Earliest Reference to Christ Found
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 5:20 pm
by Paidion
Yes. The Greek word for "Christ" means "anointed one", and could indicate anyone considered by a particular society to be "anointed".