1 John 2:15

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Thu Nov 9 06:04:01 EST 2000


At 8:31 PM +1100 11/9/00, One of the McKays wrote:
>EAN TIS AGAPAi TON KOSMON, OUK ESTIN hH AGAPH TOU PATROS EN AUTWi.
>
>Does this mean that the one who loves the world has no love for the Father,
>or that the Father's love is not in him/her?
>
>Contextually, I think I could argue for both!

I think I would agree with this; the Greek text would certainly admit our
understanding hH AGAPH TOU PATROS in the sense of either an objective or a
subjective genitive (realizing these are interpretative categories rather
than something inherent in the structure), but I think there's evidence in
the Johannine text that the AGAPH is reciprocal when properly based.

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