hOTI for GAR?
Eric S. Weiss
eweiss at gte.net
Fri Aug 30 10:04:20 EDT 2002
> Hi Eric,
>
> From the various lexica, it would appear that GAR and hOTI are fairly
> interchangeable in this regard. Nevertheless, I think I see your point.
> If GAR had been used, it certainly would have been clearly intended to
> mean "because." On the other hand, hOTI often introduces speech or
> quotations. Is Jesus quoting someone prior? In paraphrased quotations,
> hOTI can be translated "that." Note the use of ESTIN, which can be used
> as a predicate to what exists.
>
> Matthew 6:13c seems to be saying "don't leave us struggling, but protect
> us from the bad guy that {hOTI} yours BE (emphasis) the kingdom, power
> and glory for ever, so be it". It appears to be a situational contrast,
> more than a reason. If left to our own devices to lean on our own
> strength and will, we are vulnerable, even though the Father IS in
> charge. So, as the Father aids us and protects us, then we ARE in his
> kingdom.
I would think that if hOTI were to be translated as meaning "that" or
"[so] that", the author would have used a different word, e.g., hWSTE. But
you raise an interesting possibility, i.e., hOTI introducing a quotation
(perhaps based on I Chronicles 29:11 or similar verses). I.e.:
"And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from [the] evil [one],
that: 'YOURS be the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen'"
This, however, does not solve the problem of what this doxology refers to
-- i.e., merely the deliverance from evil, or ALL the petitions and acts
described in the prayer.
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