[B-Greek] THN PARADOSIN in 2 Thess. 3:6
Arie Dirkzwager
dirkzwager at pandora.be
Sat Jul 31 03:38:37 EDT 2004
In my opinion PARADOSIS must be here a limited number of topics Paul had
been able to transmit during the short period he was working in Thessalonica
(Acts 17: 1 ff.): the basic teachings and patterns of conduct of
christianity.
PAR' hHMWN refers probably to the same persons as hHMEIS in 2: 13, where
Paul, Silvanus and Timotheus (cf. 1: 1) are meant.
The plural of PARELABOSAN refers to the same group as APO PANTOS ADELFOU. I
do not think that those persons had received other "traditions" from Paul
than the believers who were not acting ATAKTWS.
Arie
Dr. A. Dirkzwager
Hoeselt, Belgium
e-mail dirkzwager at pandora.be
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Van: "Jonathan Boyd" <jon at boydhome.com>
Aan: <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Verzonden: zaterdag 31 juli 2004 6:18
Onderwerp: [B-Greek] THN PARADOSIN in 2 Thess. 3:6
2 Thess. 3:6
PARAGGELLOMEN DE hUMIN, ADELFOI, EN ONOMATI TOU KURIOU [hHMWN] IHSOU CRISTOU
STELLESQAI hUMAS APO PANTOS ADELFOU ATAKTWS PERIPATOUNTOS KAI MH KATA THN
PARADOSIN hHN PARELABOSAN PAR' hHMWN.
CAIREIN,
I was just wondering if anyone can give me some feedback on my understanding
of THN PARADOSIN in this verse. I know that PARADOSIS in the singular can
be used to refer in an a general sense to a whole body of tradition (e.g.
Col. 2:8), but it seems to me that THN PARADOSIN in this verse refers to a
specific tradition. I say this because the plural has already been used in
2:15, which would best indicate the whole body of tradition.
Also, vv. 7-10 (introduced by GAR) describe a specific tradition.
One other factor may be the third person plural form PARELABOSAN (if that's
the correct reading), which would also show that Paul is talking about a
specific tradition that *they* had received (cf. 1 Thess. 5:14).
I'm just wondering if I'm on target here because I've read several books
that make a point to say THN PARADOSIN equals "the whole received
tradition."
Thanks,
Jonathan Boyd
Huxley, IA
www.BoydHome.com
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