Galatians 2:16 EAN MH

Manolis Nikolaou aei_didaskomenos at hotmail.com
Fri Mar 29 13:12:21 EST 2002


> EIDOTES hOTI OU  DIKAIOUTAI ANQRWPOS EX ERGWN NOMOU EAN MH DIA PISTEWS IHSOU
> CRISTOU
> 
> In another forum we have been discussing whether EAN MH should be translated
> as adversative or exceptive.  What does EAN MH modify in Galatians 2:16 OU
> DIKAIOUTAI ANQRWPOS   or  EX ERGWN NOMOU?
> Sincerely,
> Michael Abernathy

The confusion in this case is apparently due to the double function of OU
DIKAIOUTAI ANQRWPOS:

OU DIKAIOUTAI ANQRWPOS EX ERGWN NOMWN.
OU DIKAIOUTAI ANQRWPOS EAN MH DIA PISTEWS IHSOU CRISTOU.

I guess either EX ERGWN NOMWN should have been omitted, or EAN MH should
have been replaced by some more appropriate word (e.g. ALLA).

Manolis Nikolaou
Greece



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