Weekly Revival Reading - Your Opinion?

[RollingStone]

Yes they use life giving spirit from 1Cor 15:45 in the Recovery version

This was a big hangup when shared with the professors at Lancaster Bible College in Pa, as the King James said The last Adam became a quickening spirit.

I liked the life giving version as I wasn't quite sure what quickening was.
as they both KJ and Recovery say the first man Adam became a living soul
so I felt life giving was better so looked up the greek word there and found
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Zoopoieo

The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon
Strong's Number: 2227 Original WordWord Originzw/opoievwfrom the same as (2226) and (4160)Transliterated WordTDNT EntryZoopoieo2:874,290Phonetic SpellingParts of Speechdzo-op-oy-eh'-o Verb Definition

1. to produce alive, begat or bear living young
2. to cause to live, make alive, give life
   1. by spiritual power to arouse and invigorate
   2. to restore to life
   3. to give increase of life: thus of physical life
   4. of the spirit, quickening as respects the spirit, endued with new and greater powers of life
3. metaph., of seeds quickened into life, i.e. germinating, springing up, growing

King James Word Usage - Total: 12quicken 9, give life 2, make alive 1 KJV Verse Count John2Romans21 Corinthians32 Corinthians1Galatians11 Timothy11 Peter1Total11Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.Bibliography Information
Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Zoopoieo". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . </SPAN>


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Both life giving and quickening are used in the definition of Zoopoieo.
It seems to be a big deal though.
Ned