[B-Greek] Gal 5:23
Mike Sangrey
msangrey at BlueFeltHat.org
Thu Jan 1 12:38:34 EST 2004
On Thu, 2004-01-01 at 11:59, Arie Dirkzwager wrote:
> In my opinion the proposition in 5: 18 is the beginning of a number of
> verses:
> EI DE PNEUMATI AGESQE, OUK ESTE hUPO NOMON.
>
> In 5:19-22 Paul speaks about the difference between ERGA THS SARKOS and the
> KARPOS TOU PNEUMATOS. Then he reaches in 5:23 the conclusion the law cannot
> be against people that possess the KARPOS TOU PNEUMATOS.
I think the observation of 5:18 is important.
To push it a little further, 5:16-26 is chiastic with 21b ("I warn
you...") being the center. Thus we have:
16-17 The SARC vis-a-vis PNEUMA war.
18 EI DE PNEUMATI AGESQE, OUK ESTE hUPO NOMON.
19-21a FANERA DE ESTIN TA ERGA THS SARKOS...
21b hA PROLEGW hUMIN KAQWS PROEIPON hOTI...
22-23a hO DE KARPOS TOU PNEUMATOS ESTIN...
23b KATA TWN TOIOUTWN OUK ESTIN NOMOS.
24-26 The CRISTOS has won the war between SARC and PNEUMA.
My point really is if you figure out vs 18 or 23b, then you've got a
good clue to the other one. They both should "sync-up" with each other
in some way that makes sense within the literary context.
--
Mike Sangrey
msangrey at BlueFeltHat.org
Landisburg, Pa.
"The first one last wins."
"A net of highly cohesive details reveals the truth."
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