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To: Verginius Rufus

First I am hearing that Paul was quoting Epimenides of Crete.


54 posted on 05/15/2016 8:06:49 PM PDT by Trumpinator ("Are you Batman?" the boy asked. "I am Batman," Trump said. youtube.com/watch?v=HZA9k7WAuiY)
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To: Trumpinator
I think there is an ancient commentator who identifies the source of the quotation.

I have a Greek New Testament (published by the United Bible Societies) which has a note to Titus 1.12: "Epimenides, de Oraculis."

I also have a King James Study Bible which has a note: "A prophet of their own refers to the Cretan poet Epimenides (born c. 600 B.C.), whom Paul quotes merely to prove a point."

55 posted on 05/15/2016 8:56:26 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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