JBTM 10:2 (Fall 2013) p. 28 1:211:21), or quantity of time, such as when Herod determined the “time” the star appeared to the magi (Matt 2:7). In the fullness of time Christ came into this world (Gal 4:4). Another word for time in the New Testament is kairos, occurring 85 times. This word can stress the character or opportunity of the season (Eph 5:16), or can denote a point in time (Matt 11:25). It may also stress quality of time, such as when Paul states that this is the acceptable time, that
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