Mark 2:16 hOI GRAMMATEIS TWN FARISAIWN

Thomas J. Kraus thomas-juergen.kraus at theologie.uni-regensburg.de
Wed May 19 02:39:29 EDT 1999


Jeffrey,

you are right. What I wrote in the short posting, could be misunderstood. 
I did not refer specifically to the possibilities you mentioned (Mark 
might have made up this connection, of course). All I tried to throw in 
was that interpretes should be careful not to judge in a too decisive way 
whether or not the scribes are these or those (see the Essene-hypothesis 
supplied by Fabry), that the vocabulary used (GRAMMAEUS) must be backed by 
diachronic research (a GRAMMATEUS in the papyri has specific rights and 
duties to fulfill; cf. notes of secular Greek writers), and that the 
broader context of (let´s say) Mark has to be taken into consideration for 
talking about Mark 2:16. Then, the literary concept of Mark as a writer 
might flash up (that´s to be hoped at least).

Yours,

Thomas J. Kraus

Universitaet Regensburg
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