1Cor.11.16
Koine Publications
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Mon Jul 24 05:48:15 EDT 2000
Greetings. Normally I lurk on this list. Questions and answers seem more
intelligent than I am. But now I have a question. In reading 1 Corinthians
11, I observe the following sentence. EI DE TIS DOKEI FILONEIKOS EINAI,
hHMEIS TOIAUTHN SUNQEIAN OUK EXOMEN, OUDE hAI EKKLHSIAI TOU QEOU. The
sentence follows a rather extended passage regarding why women should cover
their heads when praying or prophesying and why men should not. Many modern
English translations give a phrase "no other practice" for TOUAUTHN SUNQEIAN
OUK... while a few use the word "such" for SUNQEIAN. BAGD indicates use of
"such." My question is, grammatically (not theologically, as I see both
views clearly represented, along with their arguments), is there a valid
argument for assuming that we have "no such practice" as arguing with the
practice above an argument for assuming that we have "no such practice" as
requiring head covering?
Dave Spotts
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