16Οὐ γὰρ σεσοφισμένοις μύθοις ἐξακολουθήσαντες
ἐγνωρίσαμεν ὑμῖν τὴν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ
δύναμιν καὶ παρουσίαν
ἀλλʼ ἐπόπται γενηθέντες τῆς ἐκείνου μεγαλειότητος.
the myths are fronted, perhaps that is what they were accused of. How to translate and get the emphasis. Interesting how the NET Bible tries to emphasise but still not strong enough. How to translate in a smooth English way is a challenge.
17λαβὼν γὰρ παρὰ θεοῦ πατρὸς τιμὴν καὶ δόξαν φωνῆς ἐνεχθείσης αὐτῷ τοιᾶσδε ὑπὸ τῆς μεγαλοπρεποῦς δόξης· ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός μου οὗτός ἐστιν εἰς ὃν ἐγὼ εὐδόκησα
18καὶ ταύτην τὴν φωνὴν ἡμεῖς ἠκούσαμεν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ ἐνεχθεῖσαν σὺν αὐτῷ ὄντες ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ ὄρει.
Is there Psa 2 in mind? Same as baptism, with Isa 42 in mind. This Messiah is king. This is my Son. Fits well with Nu 24:7 (see NET note later).
19καὶ ἔχομεν βεβαιότερον τὸν προφητικὸν λόγον ᾧ καλῶς ποιεῖτε προσέχοντες ὡς λύχνῳ φαίνοντι ἐν αὐχμηρῷ τόπῳ, ἕως οὗ ἡμέρα διαυγάσῃ καὶ φωσφόρος ἀνατείλῃ ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν,
V poetic of Peter! But perhaps as NET Bible states:
“The reference to the morning star constitutes a double entendre. First, the term was normally used to refer to Venus. But the author of course has a metaphorical meaning in mind, as is obvious from the place where the morning star is to rise—“in your hearts.” Most commentators see an allusion to Num 24:17 (“a star shall rise out of Jacob”) in Peter’s words. Early Christian exegesis saw in that passage a prophecy about Christ’s coming. Hence, in this verse Peter tells his audience to heed the OT scriptures which predict the return of Christ, then alludes to one of the passages that does this very thing, all the while running the theme of light on a parallel track. In addition, it may be significant that Peter’s choice of terms here is not the same as is found in the LXX. He has used a Hellenistic word that was sometimes used of emperors and deities, perhaps as a further polemic against the paganism of his day.”
Biblical Studies Press, The NET Bible, Second Edition. (Denmark: Thomas Nelson, 2019).
v.19 eschatological and inward knowing of Christ. When the prophetic Word comes, there is a need for revelation, some things need for Scripture, until that eschatological day. But because we receive the testimony as believers we have this morning star rising now, we embrace and wait for it now with hope.
φωσφόρος is a hapax legomena, different from what is used in Revelations. Not in the LXX (variant readings). Possible allusions and synonyms. . . .
20τοῦτο πρῶτον γινώσκοντες ὅτι πᾶσα προφητεία γραφῆς ἰδίας ἐπιλύσεως οὐ γίνεται·
21οὐ γὰρ θελήματι ἀνθρώπου ἠνέχθη προφητεία ποτέ, ἀλλʼ ὑπὸ πνεύματος ἁγίου φερόμενοι ἐλάλησαν ἀπὸ θεοῦ ἄνθρωποι.
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