[B-Greek] Enough already? Jn 2:4 TI EMOI KAI SOI, GUNAI
Elizabeth Kline
kline-dekoning at earthlink.net
Fri Apr 1 20:19:33 EST 2005
On 4/1/05 4:43 PM, "Carl W. Conrad" <cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu> wrote:
> The problem set forth is not: what does "TI EMOI KAI SOI, GUNAI?"
> mean, but how does what we know it means fit into the context?
Dr. Conrad,
I have no desire or intention to perpetuate the discussion of Jn 2:4.
You are right this question isn't primarily about meaning. Pragmatics, as I
understand it, is an exploration of what language does which differs from
the question of what language means. The question "Did Jesus rebuke Mary in
Jn 2:4?" falls into this category. The more general question. "Is TI EMOI
KAI SOI being used as a rebuke?" also falls into this category. Both of
these are language issues.
Contrary to Dr. West's suggestion, I actually wanted to see Tim Bayly win
the argument. But after reading the whole discussion and looking into the
question I think Wayne has a better grasp of the issues. GUNAI alone,
certainly does not amount to a rebuke. TI EMOI KAI SOI is a more complex
issue which is why I broughy it up.
http://tniv.worldmagblog.com/tniv/archives/2005/02/john_24_2.html#comments
thank you,
Elizabeth Kline
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