First question
B.J. Williamson
hellen_ic at hotmail.com
Mon May 8 15:13:10 EDT 2000
This is my first posting request.
Question: Mark 3:29
Passage:
3:28 I tell you the truth, all the sins and blasphemies people may speak
will be forgiven them.
3:29 But whoever (OS D AN) blasphemes against the Holy Spirit (OUK ECEI
AFESIN) will never be forgiven. He is liable for an eternal sin (singular).
Regarding: OUK ECEI AFESIN
Issue: who or what has no forgiveness?
he has no forgiveness (the individual)
it has no forgiveness (the act)
I am looking for syntactical considerations that would preclude my
translating OUK ECEI AFESIN as it (the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit) has no
forgiveness. I think that most take this to be he has no forgiveness.
Would this translation (it) be forced or awkward?
Are there any syntactical indicators that would suggest he as the more
likely reading, as opposed to it?
Note that whoever (OS D AN) refers to those in verse 28 whose sins and
blasphemies will be forgiven. That is, all other sins and blasphemies will
be forgiven; verse 29 identifies, therefore, the only exception to the
blasphemies of verse 28.
All comments are more than welcome!
Thank you,
B.J. Williamson
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