Exegesis of 1 Cor 15:2

George Goolde goolde at mtnempire.net
Thu Dec 30 16:17:53 EST 1999


Dear B-Greekers,

I am preparing a student notebook which includes an exegesis of 1 Cor 
15:1-5.  In studying 1 Cor 15:2 I have some exegetically challenging 
questions.  Can you help?

The text reads:

DI' OU KAI SWZESQH TINI LOGW EUHGGELISAMHN UMIN, EI KATEXETE, EKTOS EI MH 
EIKH EPISTEUSATE.

My questions are these:

1.	What is the significance of EI KATEXETE ?
2.	Why the verb tense change between KATEXETE and EPISTEUSATE ?
3.	I understand the pleonasm of EKTOS EI MH  but I am surprised that MH 
rather than OU is used with an indicative verb.  Any ideas why?
4.	Do you take EKTOS EI MH as a negated 1CC ?
5.	What is the structural relationship between EI KATEXETE and EKTOS EI MH 
EPISTEUSATE

I would appreciate answers to any and all of these questions.  Thanks in 
advance.

George



George A. Goolde
Professor, Bible and Theology
Southern California Bible College & Seminary
El Cajon, California

goolde at mtnempire.net



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