Romans 1:17

Paul Toseland toseland at blueyonder.co.uk
Wed Aug 7 07:18:08 EDT 2002


On Aug 5 2002, Jeffery I wrote,

> [Benware] argues quite persuasively that Rom 1:17 
> should be translated along these lines:
>
> 'In the gospel, right relationship with God is being
> revealed: It is a path which begins in faith and ends
> in faith.'

On Aug 6 2002, Jeffery Gibson replied,

>This might work, but only of one assumes that what Paul 
>is speaking of here is how to get right with God instead
>of God's covenant faitfulness to Israel.

Yes, thank you for pointing this out. But I should have
pointed out that Benware's decision to render DIKAISONH
QEOU 'right relationship with God' has no bearing on his
anlaysis of the meaning and role of EK PISTIS EIS PISTIN
in the sentence; and lalso, that PISTIS could equally 
well be rendered 'fatithfulness', without affecting his
argument. So, the core of his thought may be better 
summed up as follows:

'In the gospel, DIKAIOSUNH QEOU is being > revealed: 
It is a path which begins in faith(fulness) and ends
in faith(fulness).'

The ambiguity inherent in this sentence is fascinating,
especially in view of earlier discussions of the 
possibility of SUNTAXIS APO KOINOU in the following,
slightly modified quotation of Hab 2:4,

KATHWS GEGRAPTAI: hO DE DIKAIOS EK PISTEWS ZHSETAI.

http://www.ibiblio.org/bgreek/test-archives/html4/1996-02/12229.html

Paul Toseland



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