Luke 16:9

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Sat Nov 16 06:00:17 EST 2002


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Date: 	Fri, 15 Nov 2002 17:54:07 -0000
Author: 	"Dan & Rachel King" <dan_rach at ntlworld.com>
Subject: 	Luke 16:9

hEAUTOIS POIHSATE FILOUS EK TOU MAMWNA THS ADIKIAS hINA hOTAN EKLIPHi =
DEXWNTAI hUMAS EIS TAS AIWNIOUS SKHNAS

It seems that the only viable subject for DEXWNTAI is the FILOI =
(Jeremias comments that the change of subject is a semitism), yet some =
translations (eg NIV) have avoided the direct identification by turning =
the verb into a passive with no explicit agent.=20

Is it reasonable to take DEXWNTAI thus impersonally, or are the FILOI =
the naturally understood to be subject of the verb? What would be the =
natural meaning to the first readers?

thanks for your input,
Dan King



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