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zvezda:
Acts 17:26

[KJB] And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

[NIV] From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.

In Greek it doesn't say "one blood" or "one man", it only says "one" (henos).

My question:  was Paul talking about Adam or was he talking about Jesus in Acts 17:26?

The church uses this verse to teach that we all come from Adam, but as Ray said, if church teaches that, it's probably not true.

After studying Acts 17, I tend to think that verse 26 is about Jesus/salvation (one blood = Jesus' blood???) and has nothing to do with Adam.

Acts 17:18 ..... he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
Acts 17:27  That they should seek the Lord, .....
Acts 17:28 ..... For we are also His offspring.
Acts 17:29 ..... we are the offspring of God, .....

Any thoughts?

zvezda:

--- Quote from: John from Kentucky on July 31, 2013, 09:55:11 AM ---Actually, the majority of the Greek manuscripts say "one blood".

There are over 5,000 Greek manuscripts of the New Testament.  Over 90% of those manuscripts say "one blood."

--- End quote ---

Thanks John. Where did you find the info? Can you please point me to the source?
What exactly is "one blood" anyway?

Kat:

Hi zvezda,

I think Paul was speaking of "one blood," the human kind. The Jews called Gentiles dogs, considered them somehow sub-human.

mercy, peace and love
Kat

zvezda:
Thanks Kat and John.
So looks like like Paul was saying "From one mankind He created all the nations...", it has nothing to do with Adam, right?

Kat:

Hi zvezda,

Well Adam is of the "one blood" as well. But seriously when you think that Paul is speaking to Jews and Gentiles, Paul was teaching something new to them, that the Gentiles, "every nation of men" are included in God's plan of salvation, not just the Jews.

Acts 17:26  And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth,

mercy, peace and love
Kat

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