[B-Greek] hINA and Mark
gfsomsel at juno.com
gfsomsel at juno.com
Fri Nov 12 10:34:04 EST 2004
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 09:55:07 -0500 "Peter Hamm"
<peter at hamm-multimedia.com> writes:
> I would like to pose an interesting question (at least to me) to some
> of the
> experts who are on this list. I'm not necessarily looking for a
> theological
> answer but merely a linguistic one.
>
> On the surface, it would appear that the use of the word hINA in
> Mark 4:12,
> usually translated "so that" in this case, indicates that Jeus might
> be
> speaking in parables for a stated purpose of making his listeners
> "see but
> not perceive" and "hear but not understand". It seems sort of cruel
> on the
> surface, doesn't it. But I believe I've seen this word used
> elsewhere in
> Mark more emphatically, perhaps showing a more "causal" relationship
> (I am
> pretty sure I saw that when I checked BDAG... Sorry, I left my notes
> on this
> at home and I need a quick answer on this for one of the "seekers"
> I
> associate with). I hope I'm making sense.
>
> In any case, is the interpretation that Jesus is, one could almost
> say,
> deliberately deceiving certain people (the disciples didn't even
> understand
> this parable until it was explained) by using parables one that is
> borne out
> in the text? Or is this simply a means of saying that this result
> is
> inevitable based on Scripture. Again, I'm merely looking for a
> linguistic
> perspective, not a theological one, in keeping with the spirit of
> this list.
> The theological implications of both perspectives are, I think,
> obvious.
>
> Thanks so much for your time,
> Peter Hamm
> Greek Newbie
_________
11. KAI ELEGEN AUTOIS, hUMIN TO MUSTHRION DEDOTAI THS BASILEIAS TOU QEOU;
EKEINOS DE TOIS ECW EN PARABOLAIS TA PANTA GINETAI
12. hINA BLEPONTES . . .
It would seem that the hINA definitely introduces a final clause. This
is the purpose that "all things" are in parables. This is reinforced by
a comparison with the parallel in Mt 13.13
DIA TOUTO EN PARABOLAIS AUTOIS LALW, *** hOTI *** BLEPONTES OU BLEPOUSIN
. . .
Here it is stated that the reason for speaking in parables is the already
underlying condition that they see but do not perceive. The two passages
are saying two different things though they are dealing with the same
tradition.
george
gfsomsel
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