CAUTION The Neuter, John 6:37 and Other Texts Like 1 Cor. 13:10 and James 1:25.

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Tue Aug 13 20:56:02 EDT 2002


At 7:03 AM -0700 8/13/02, Danny Andre' Dixon wrote:
>
>I have also thought about the value of the neuter in
>considering "that which [neut.] is perfect" in 1
>Corinthians 13:10. Many scholars in my religious
>tradition would have the neuter TO TELEION there be
>"the perfect law of liberty" of James 1:25 suggesting
>that the completed canon of scripture would indicate
>the end of the spiritual gifts referred to in 1 Cor.
>13:10. Of course one has to consider this in light of
>the mixture of the feminine with the neuter there
>[NOMON TELEION TON TNS ELEUTHERIAS]. Seems to me that
>the PERSON, Jesus, could be represented by the neuter
>there in the same way that "all that my Father gives
>me" can be that corporate group of people who get
>saved in John 6:37.
>
>But I'm edging onto a discussion of theology, not
>appropriate for this forum.

Yes, this is BOTH quite remote from the topic of the original question AND
is heavily fraught with theological interpretation. Let's steer clear of
this, shall we, please?
-- 

Carl W. Conrad
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