A query for the classicists

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:[Michael]

:"Heard a great lecture tonight from Dr. Scott Hahn, who pointed out

:that there would be no concept of human rights at all without the

:Church, because it all emanates from the concept of person, which

:was developed in the Church's struggle to define who Christ was in

:the face of heresies like the Arians, Docetists, Nestorians, etc.

:The word person did not exist in Hebrew, Aramaic or Greek. It was

:part of the vocabulary the Church developed to fight heretics who

:challenged the humanity or divinity of Christ.


[Simon]
Is Dr. Hahn suggesting that the use of the English word 'person' in the OT
(including Genesis) is a mistranslation? If so, what is the real meaning of
the word translated as 'person'?

Genesis certainly precedes 'Christ' whether 'Christ' is used as Jesus'
surname or as meaning 'messiah' or anointed since it is obviously used
pre-Jesus and pre-Saul (the first to be anointed, I think).

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