[B-Greek] Re: Rom 16:7

Kenneth Litwak javajedi2 at yahoo.com
Wed Dec 22 12:35:04 EST 2004


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> From: Jim West <jwest at highland.net>
> Subject: [B-Greek] Re; Ro 16:7
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> Sorry, but I forgot to include in my previous note
> as illustration of 
> Wallace's bias (which he is of course entitled to)
> this tidbit from 
> footnote 8 of his article:
> 
> "the evidence thus far adduced falls right in line
> with our working hypothesis"
> 
> In other words, we are finding exactly what we
> expected to find.  That 
> isn't exegesis, it is eisegesis.
> 
> Best
> 
> Jim
> 
On the whole, I agree with Jims analysis that the
reason Ionian is taken as male or EN is taken as "to"
is because of ideological concerns over whether such a
situation would be acceptable (just like the choice to
translate DIAKONOS of Phoebe as "servant" rather than
"deacon," which it would surely be rendered if it
referred to a male), I do think that the footnote of
Wallace does not show what Jim suggests.  Anyone who
makes an argument for a biblical text and adduces
evidence for it is going to adduce evidence that shows
that their argument is in line with the evidence.  I
would hope, in fact, that it is the evidence that
leads one to their conclusion.  For example, I think
that the translation "fulfilled among us" in Luke 1:1
is completely wrong, based on ideology.  I researched
this and found evidence to adduce that it should mean
"accomplished among us."  Because I researched the use
of PLHROFOREW outside Luke 1:1 does not mean that I
selected evidence only to support my view.  It means,
I hope, that the available data demonstrates my view,
so that there's a synergy between the data and my
view.  I haven't read Wallace’s' presentation yet, and
cannot make any statements about it, but as one with a
conservative perspective theologically, I would still
want, in any situation where I come up with a
hypothesis about the  biblical text, look to see if
the data supports my theory and amend my theory as
appropriate.  I would want to extend the same
assumption to Wallace or West or other interpreters
until I'm convinced otherwise (and certainly there are
those who do have such clear agendas that it is hard
to see the data taken priority--Bultmann being a
poster child for this, IMHO).


Dr. Kenneth Litwak
Adjunct Professor of New Testament
Asbury Theological Seminary
Wilmore, KY    



		
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