This Greek work for singular \u201csin\u201d in John\u2019s gospel, which I transliterate as \u201canomia<\/i>\u201d, contains the root word \u201cnomos<\/i>\u201d, standing for \u201claw\u201d.<\/p>\n
The word could be translated as \u201clawless\u201d, \u201cdenying the law\u201d, or \u201cviolating the law\u201d, except for the historical twist: The connection to \u201claw\u201d faded over time.\u00a0 I depict this fading by the empty slot “—“.\u00a0 Anomia<\/i> became \u201c—less\u201d, \u201cdenying the —\u201c, and \u201cviolating the —\u201c, where \u201c—\u201c concerned \u201corder itself\u201d.<\/p>\n
A related word, with slightly different spelling, took on an eschatological (end times) character.\u00a0 This word labeled the \u201ciniquity\u201d and \u201cwickedness\u201d of those who went against God\u2019s will, that is, the \u201ctruth\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This Greek work for singular \u201csin\u201d in John\u2019s gospel, which I transliterate as \u201canomia\u201d, contains the root word \u201cnomos\u201d, standing for \u201claw\u201d. The word could be translated as \u201clawless\u201d, \u201cdenying the law\u201d, or \u201cviolating the law\u201d, except for the historical twist: The connection to \u201claw\u201d faded over time.\u00a0 I depict this fading by the empty […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-science-of-original-sin"],"yoast_head":"\n