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The Theological Lexicon of the New Testament, written by the premier biblical exegete Ceslas Spicq, takes its place alongside other standard language tools for New Testament studies. This singular 3-volume set, translated into English by James D. Ernest, combines Spicq’s command of lexicography with a theological approach to New Testament studies. Spicq’s intention is self-consciously...

impossible adynaton, S 102; TDNT 2.284–317; EDNT 1.33–34; NIDNTT 2.601, 606; MM 10; L&N 71.3, 74.22; BDF §127(2); BAGD 19 The impossibility of the conversion of the apostate (Heb 6:4) is a difficult theological problem.1 What kind of adynaton is this? In the OT, the term sometimes points to an absolute impossibility, like that of escaping the hand of God (Wis 16:15), but usually it denotes a relative or conditional impossibility, like the possibility that Onias could achieve a peaceful settlement