Matt. 12:32
Edgar Foster
questioning1 at yahoo.com
Wed Jul 22 08:34:53 EDT 1998
Dear B-Greekers,
I have been working with the concepts of surface structure and deep
structure as of late, and I'm trying an experiment on
Matt. 12:32. The text reads as follows:
hOS D' AN EIPH KATA TOU PNEUMATOS TOU hAGIOU OUK AFEQHSETAI AUTWi OUTE
EN TOUTWi TWi AIWNI OUTE EN TWi MELLONTI
My question:
Is it syntactically possible to paraphrase the text,
"whoever blasphemes the Holy Spirit, either in this age or in the
coming one, will never be forgiven."
Does this deep structure rendition do extreme violence to the syntax
of Matt. 12:32?
Thanks,
Edgar Foster
Classics Major
Lenoir-Rhyne College
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