[B-Greek] hINA clause in 2 Cor 5:21
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Sun Jun 6 22:02:29 EDT 2004
Sorry, still getting used to transliteration scheme. Subject should be 'hINA
clause..'. Hopefully that is right :-)
Craig Johnson
Brisbane, Australia
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> I'm just wondering if someone can help me explain the force
> and use of the INA clause in 2 Cor 5:21.
>
> TON MH GNONTA hAMARTIAN hUPER hHMWN hAMARTIAN EPOIHSEN, hINA
> hHMEIS GENWMEQA DIKAIOSUNH QEOU EN AUTWi (2 Cor 5:21)
>
> It seems to me that the hINA clause is a final or result
> clause. Hence, to me, the reading is that the first clause
> (TON MH GNONTA hAMARTIAN hUPER hHMWN hAMARTIAN EPOIHSEN) is
> the ground/cause/reason for the second clause (hHMEIS
> GENWMEQA DIKAIOSUNH QEOU EN AUTWi). The second is a result of
> the first.
>
> In other words, it is (simply) saying that because our sin
> was imputed to Christ, the result is that we become the
> righteousness of God in Christ.
>
> The reason I ask this, is because there is a common
> understanding that this passage teaches a double imputation
> (the great exchange?). That just as our sin is imputed to
> Christ, so Christ's obedience/righteousness is imputed to us.
> However, (in my limited understanding of Greek) I wonder
> whether that is not faithful enough to the text. If it were
> to mean that, I would think it would use a WSPER.. OUTWS..
> construction similar to Romans 5:21, or just KAI or something
> else other than a simple hINA. Also, Paul would not have
> distinguished between POIEW in the first clause, and GINOMAI
> in the second. If we are to take the double imputation
> understanding, how do we properly explain the hINA as a
> result clause (unless it is something else)?
>
> (In fact, 2 Cor 5:21 seems to have a similar construction to
> Romans 8:3-4, as well as some similar content. Also could be
> similar to ideas of death followed by
> resurrection/ascension/glorification, in such passages as Rom
> 6:4, Rom 8:17, 2 Cor 1:5&9.)
>
> Craig Johnson
> Brisbane, Australia
>
> PS I hope I haven't put to much theology and interpretation
> into this b-Greek post, but I thought I needed a bit more
> explanation to help clarify the question.
>
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