Rom.1:5: hUPAKOH PISTEWS

lance w seevers lws39 at juno.com
Fri Sep 8 16:41:47 EDT 2000


Is faith a person to whom one offers obedience? Dr. Conrad asked this
question in regard to the objective genitive. I realize the construction
is different but see Acts 6:7-
KAI O LOGOS TOU QEOU HYCANEN KAI EPLHQYNETO O APIQMOS TWN MAQHTWN EN
IEROUSALHM SFODRA POLYS TE OXLOS TWN IEREWN UPHKOYON TNi PISTEI

> > >(1) an objective genitive, (2) a subjective genitive, (3) an 
> > attributive
> > >genitive, or (4) as a genitive of apposition.  Any thoughts as to 
> 
> > which
> > >it might be?
> > 
> > (1) objective genitive: "for obedience to faith" -- but is faith a 
> 
> > person
> > to whom one offers obedience? hardly.
> > (2) subjective genitive: "faith's obedience" -- but is faith a 
> > person who
> > can obey?
> > (3) attributive genitive: "obedience of faith" = "obedience 
> > associated
> > with/dependent upon faith" = "faithful obedience" -- that's what 
> > strikes me
> > as most appropriate in this instance.
> > (4) genitive of apposition: "obedience, i.e. faith" -- this 
> doesn't 
> > make a
> > lot of sense to me.
>



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