Fwd: context & exegesis: GAMEO GAMIZO GAMISKO EKGAMISKO EKGAMIZO EPIGAMBREUO

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Wed Mar 1 16:49:11 EST 2000


I am forwarding to the list this message from Harold Helm, a recent
subscriber whose first post this is:

>Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 12:19:45 -0600
>Subject: context & exegesis: GAMEO  GAMIZO  GAMISKO  EKGAMISKO  EKGAMIZO
>	EPIGAMBREUO
>From: Harold Helm <sundance at neosoft.com>


>MESSAGE to b-Greek:
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>Your help please in understanding the words and their associated PRACTICE
>per   GAMIZO/ GAMOUSIN/ GAMIZONTAI  Passive Voice    EKGAMIZO  Matt 22:30
>GAMOUNTES/ GAMIZONTES  Active Voice  Matt 24:38        GAMHSAS 1 Cor 7:33
>GAMEITWSAN 1 COR 7:36 (please give literal English translation of verses)
>
>GAMEW  = MARRIAGE - contract? participants? witnesses? CHANGES in history
>cross-culturally (DEFINITIONS, PROBLEMS of POLYGAMY/POLYANDRY, same sex?)
>per GAMEO  GAMIZO  GAMISKO  EKGAMISKO  EKGAMIZO  EPIGAMBREUO & any other?
>- One of my favorite courses in law school was "Religious Legal Systems".
>I'd appreciate any ANE to present time scholarly historical references to
>Harold Helm <sundance at neosoft.com> Houston TX USA or phone 1-713-529-2333
>
>What do the words MEAN, in terms of early church practice, per LXX or NT?
>OFF list I'd appreciate any PRIVATE discussion per CONTEXT of GAMEW etc.:
>What evidence or counter evidences do we have, that Jesus, Mary Magdalene
>were married, or that any of the disciples, apostles were married or even
>divorced? WHO gave a daughter or widow in marriage if male relatives were
>all deceased or not present?  -  When did marriage to the deceased's next
>of kin go out of style and why?  What clues do we have in voice, or tense
>etc of the words as to WHEN marriage actually took place? Was it before a
>wedding audience/feast? Or in advance? Upon consumation? TRIAL Marriages?
>What ever became of Joseph, HUSBAND of Mary? Where was he per the wedding
>at Cana? Were the siblings of Jesus ever married or to whom? Any evidence
>or non canonical suggestions that Jesus ever had physical CHILDREN? AGAIN
>please note that questions/answers to this paragraph = SEND HH privately.
>References to Hebrew words or practices? please to:  sundance at neosoft.com
>How were marriages of gentiles recognized, if they later became converts?
>GAMEO     GAMIZO     GAMISKO     EKGAMISKO      EKGAMIZO     EPIGAMBREUO
>
>
>I seek exegetical help per: more precise historical meanings, even legal
>implications, of the Greek terminology of marriage employed in the NT or
>LXX; I ask list-members to contact me privately:  <sundance at neosoft.com>
>Any research suggestions MUCH appreciated.

Harold Helm,  Houston TX USA
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