[B-Greek] same noun to noun relationships

Harold R. Holmyard III hholmyard at ont.com
Sun Nov 14 15:10:54 EST 2004


Dear Arie,

>I have another question concerning the APO - EIS - constructions.
>In Latin we have the expression manus manum lavat: (one) hand is washing
>(the other) hand. The repetition of "hand" requires that we think of one
>hand and the other hand.
>
>Can we use a similar explanation in Rom 1: 17 and 2 Cor 3: 18 ?
>
>DIKAIOSUNH GAR QEOU EN AUTWi APOKALUPTETAI EK PISTEWS EIS PISTIN
>EN AUTWi means EN TWi EUAGGELIWi (cf. verse 16). The word EUAGGELION has
>normally the nuance of "*proclamation* of the Gospel". So in the
>proclamation of the Gospel we are witnessing a revelation of the DIKAIOSUNE
>of God. And that proclamation starts in the believe of one person (EK
>PISTEWS) and has as purpose the believe of another person (EIS PISTIN).

HH: I have had that thought in the past, too. It seems possible to me.

>HMEIS DE PANTES ANAKEKALUMMENWi PROSWPWi THN DOKSAN KUPIOU KATOPTRIZOMENOI
>THN AUTHN EIKONA METAMORFOUMEQA APO DOXHS EIS DOXAN
>Here too we could think of the METAMORFOSIS of a Christian that starts in
>the DOXA of God (APO DOXHS) that radiates in order to bring the Christian to
>his (the Christian's) own DOXA (EIS DOXAN).
>
>Is my solution (im)possible or is it perhaps well known?

HH: Here I think the idea is one glory to another glory, but I think 
they are degrees of glory in the same person, altered states of the 
same person. By beholding with unveiled face the glory of the Lord we 
shine with glory like Moses, and we are transformed as we continue so 
that a higher degree of glory replaces the first glow of it. Rather 
than the glory fading away, as with Moses under the first covenant, 
the glory now increases.

				Yours,
				Harold Holmyard



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