[B-Greek] 1 Cor. 7:1,2
Mitch Larramore
mitchlarramore at yahoo.com
Fri Oct 29 14:47:07 EDT 2004
> >1. PERI DE hWN EGRAYATE, KALON ANQRWPWi GUNAIKOS MH
> >hAPTESQAI
> >
> >2. DIA DE TAS PORNEIAS hEKASTOS THN EAUTOU GUNAIKA
> >EXETW, KAI EKhASTH TON IDION ANDRA ECETW
> >
> >NET Translation:
> >
> >Now with regard to the issues you wrote about: "It
> is
> >good for a man not to have sexual relations with a
> >woman."1 7:2 But because of immoralities, each man
> >should have relations with his own wife and each
> woman
> >with her own husband
> >
> >The NET footnote reads this way:
> >
> >1tn Grk "It is good for a man not to touch a
> woman," a
> >euphemism for sexual relations. This idiom occurs
> ten
> >times in Greek literature, and all of the
> references
> >except one appear to refer to sexual relations
> (cf.,
> >e.g., Josephus, Ant. 1.8.1 [1.163]; Gen 20:6 [LXX];
> >Prov 6:29 [LXX]). For discussion see G. D. Fee,
> First
> >Corinthians (NICNT), 275. Many recent interpreters
> >believe that here again (as in 6:12-13) Paul cites
> a
> >slogan the Corinthians apparently used to justify
> >their actions. If this is so, Paul agrees with the
> >slogan in part, but corrects it in the following
> >verses to show how the Corinthians misused the idea
> to
> >justify abstinence within marriage (cf. 8:1, 4;
> >10:23). See also G. D. Fee, "1 Corinthians 7:1 in
> the
> >NIV, " JETS 23 (1980): 307-14.
> >
> >This translation and footnote have confused me.
> >
> >Based on the above translation, it would appear
> that
> >the translators do not take verse 1 as referring to
> a
> >current marriage situation.
HH wrote:
> HH: I think verse 1 speaks in abstract terms: It is
> a good thing if a
> man does not touch a woman (have sexual relations
> with woman).
Then this would require it to be addressing a marriage
relationship, right? (For surely it IS a good thing if
a married man touches his wife.)
If the footnote is questionable, is it legitmate to
say then that this verse, among other things, teaches
that outside of a marriage relationship, a man may not
touch (have sexual relations) a woman? Am I reading
anything into this, or is this one legitimate understanding?
=====
Mitch Larramore
Spring Branch, Texas
Student/Memorial High School
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