Luke 24:44
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Thu Nov 14 05:32:08 EST 2002
At 11:29 PM -0500 11/13/02, Kazuhiko Yamazaki-Ransom wrote:
>Greetings,
>
>In Luke 24:44 Jesus says:
>
>DEI PLHRWQHNAI PANTA TA GEGRAMMENA EN TWi NOMWi MWUSEWOS KAI TOIS
>PROFHTAIS KAI YALMOIS PERI EMOU
>
>What does the phrase PERI EMOU modify?
>
>1. PLHRWQHNAI: in this case, the meaning of the text would be "all
>scripture must be fulfilled concerning me," indicating that the entire OT
>must be fulfilled concerning Jesus.
>2. PANTA TA GEGRAMMENA: in this case ("all scripture passages concerning
>me must be fulfilled), what must be fulfilled is only the part of the OT
>that is written about Jesus.
I would understand PERI EMOU as part of the long substantival phrase PANTA
TA GEGRAMMENA ...; I think that construing it with DEI PLHRWQHNAI, while
not impossible, would be very strange at that distance from the verb.
--
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
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