THE MISCHIEF re: Philippians 2:6
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Tue Dec 21 07:17:47 EST 1999
At 7:14 PM -0600 12/20/99, Carl W. Conrad wrote:
>
>Very briefly, one needs to be aware that there are at least two, but in
>fact, several variations on each of the two, interpretations of the
>passage in question. I would hope that whatever new discussion of this
>text ensues now will remain focused pretty sharply upon the Greek text and
>what it may legitimately be understood to mean in terms of its morphology,
>syntax, and diction.
It was not to be; the problem was partly with the phrasing of the question
itself, which pointed directly at Christology. The problem arose also
because some people respond immediately to the first message on a question
without reading the rest of the incoming mail--I've urged B-Greekers please
to read all the incoming B-Greek mail before responding to a B-Greek
question but of course that is not and is hardly likely ever to be taken
seriously. The first response, about three hours later, tackled the whole
Christological issue head-on in a manner that seems to challenge those who
disagree with the poster to shift the subject of discussion to the whole
issue of the relationship of theology to the Biblical text in the early
church. Please, let's focus on the challenge of the text itself and not get
drawn off into secondary theological issues. There is a serious enough
issue in the Greek text of Philippians 2:6 itself. Please, let's NOT get
sidetracked.
Carl W. Conrad
Co-Chair, B-Greek List
Department of Classics, Washington University
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