[B-Greek] DIDASKALIA and Titus 2:1
Jon Boyd
boyd at huxcomm.net
Mon Sep 8 23:21:35 EDT 2003
Dear friends,
I have a question on the following passage:
Titus 2:1-2a
SU DE LALEI hA PREPEI THi hUGIANOUSHi DIDASKALIAi. PRESBUTAS NHFALIOUS
EINAI, SEMNOUS, SWFRONAS . . .
I've always taken it to mean something like the New Living Translation
translates it: "But as for you, promote the kind of living that reflects
right teaching."
But I'm starting to wonder if the rendering of the NASB might catch the
meaning of the Greek better: "But as for you, speak the things which are
fitting for sound doctrine." And if this is the case, perhaps "doctrine"
may have a narrower semantic domain than DIDASKALIA, so a better rendering
might be "teaching." In English, when I hear "doctrine" I think of
theology, but perhaps for the first century Christian DIDASKALIA would have
included both what we would consider theology and ethics. What do you
think?
In other words, do the verses that follow (vv. 2-10) explain what is meant
by THi hUGIANOUSHi DIDASKALIAi, or are they explaining conduct that befits
THi hUGIANOUSHi DIDASKALIAi?
Thanks,
Jonathan Boyd
Huxley, IA
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