Exegesis of 1 Cor 15:2

Eric R. Welch welch at netease.net
Wed Jan 12 22:39:18 EST 2000


1.  If they do not "hold fast" to the gospel they had received (which they 
were in danger of doing by some of the teachings concerning the 
resurrection and the consequences of such teaching13-19--cf. v. 12), they 
would not be saved by it.  Rejection of this teaching would mean forfeiting 
their salvation.  If that were not possible, then Paul would not have 
written to correct the teaching.

2.  The switch to the present in katexete is probably meant to show that 
continual holding fast to the gospel preached as a condition of future 
salvation in the end.

3.  I do not know of any reasons why 'me' is used for an idicative verb 
except to say that it is one of those exceptions to the rules of Koine 
Greek.  Does Paul use this construction anywhere else that you would be 
familiar with?

Hope this helps a bit.
Eric Welch 

On 12/30/99, "George Goolde <goolde at mtnempire.net>" wrote:
> 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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