Luke 16:9
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Sat Nov 16 11:43:15 EST 2002
Forwarded for Albert Pietersma
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 10:48:31 -0500
From: Albert Pietersma <albert.pietersma at sympatico.ca>
"Dan King" wrote:
> 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?
Though I am not up on the recent literature, in my seminary days (1960s)
the plural
was understood as a circumlocution for God. That is to say, if one did as
suggested
one would receive a welcome in heaven. Is that still considered a viable
interpretation?
Al
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