1 John 1:1-Genitive of Connection?

Steven Craig Miller scmiller at www.plantnet.com
Mon Dec 20 16:25:57 EST 1999


To: Daniel Buck,

Steven Craig Miller wrote: << Brown [1982] gives three grammatical 
interpretations (which I present below with slight modifications) of (PERI 
TOU LOGOU) THS ZWHS.
(a) It could be an appositive genitive meaning: "about the word which is 
life."
(b) It could be a qualifying genitive meaning: "about the life-giving word."
(c) It could be a objective genitive meaning: "concerning the word about 
life." >>

Daniel Buck wrote: << Actually may I suggest a couple other alternatives 
for understanding the syntax: (1) a genitive of apposition, meaning "the 
word which is life," where the "word" is understood as life itself; (2) an 
attributive genitive, meaning "the life-giving word," (Gospel of John 6:35 
"the bread of life" and 8:12); or (3) an objective genitive, meaning "the 
word about life," where "life" is the object of the message, that which is 
spoken about or revealed. >>

It is amazing how you and Brown think so much alike! <grin>

-Steven Craig Miller
Alton, Illinois (USA)
scmiller at www.plantnet.com
Disclaimer: "I'm just a simple house-husband (with no post-grad degree), 
what do I know?"




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