Alexandru Lazăr

The Semantics of Everlastingness in Scripture: The Terms עוֹלָם, αἰώνιος, and ἀΐδιος in Contemporary Eschatological Debates

This article examines the semantic development of the terms עוֹלָם (ʿolam), αἰώνιος, and ἀΐδιος in the Old Testament, the Septuagint, and the New Testament, and evaluates their significance for contemporary eschatological debates. Attention is given to the relationship between the Hebrew concept of עוֹלָם and its Greek...