[B-Greek] OPISW in the Gospel of Mark
George F Somsel
gfsomsel at juno.com
Mon Jun 20 16:36:17 EDT 2005
On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 12:07:15 -0700 (PDT) Richard Richmond
<rickr2889 at yahoo.com> writes:
> Mark 1:17, 18
> KAI EIPEN AUTOIS hO IHSOUS DEUTE OPISW MOU KAI POIHSW
> hUMAS GENESQAI
> And said to them the Jesus, come ye after me
> and I will make you to become
>
> hALIEIS ANQRWPWN KAI EUQUS AFENTES TA DIKTUA
> HKOLOUQHSAN AUTWi
> fishers of men and immediately the left the nets
> and followed him
>
> The Call of James and John
>
> Mark 1:19, 20
>
> KAI PROBAS OLIGON EIDEN IAKWBON TON TOU ZEBEDAIOU KAI
> IWANNHN TON ADELFON AUTOU
> And going forward a little he saw James the son of
> Zebedee and John the brother of him
>
> KAI AUTOUS EN TWi PLOIWi KATARTIZONTAS TA DIKTUA KAI
> EUQUS EKALESEN AUTOUS KAI
> And in the the ship they were mending the nets and
> immediately he called them and
>
> AFENTES TON PATERA AUTWN ZEBEDAION EN TWi PLOIWi META
> TWN MISQWTWN APHLQON
> They leaving the father of them Zebedee in the boat
> with the hired servants they went
> OPISW AUTOU
> after him
>
>
> The succession of this term in the narrative seems to
> illustrate that Peter and Andrew were called to OPISW
> sometimes translated as Come after thier response
> was to only follow. James and John on the other hand,
> were merely called without any command command and
> they OPISW came after Jesus. The significance for
> the Markan narrative of the term OPISW come after is
> heightened by Mark 8:31-35. Where Peter is again
> directed to OPISW come after. Following the
> confrontation between Jesus and Peter there is an
> important saying revolving around the word OPISW. In
> support of the narrators intention to make the point
> is the fact that he presents James and John as persons
> who will drink the same cup and be baptized with the
> same Baptism as Jesus. The theme behind OPISW "coming
> after" is suffering. Just as Jesus came after John who
> suffered and died, Jesus will also suffer and died.
> John is the first pattern of suffering and death in
> Marks narrative. Jesus implies that to OPISW requires
> suffering and even death. The teaching that follows
> the cursing of Peter as Satan clarifies the path of
> disicipleship to Jesu disciples and followers and at
> the very heart of the discourse is the word OPISW.
> This Discourse stands in direct contrast to the course
> that Peter will choose to take in following Jesus.
> Just as the true face of the Actor lies behind the
> PROSWPOU - the true character of discipleship is
> OPISW. To come behind in genuine immatation of
> character, character that is willing to suffer for the
> sake of Jesus and the Gospel.Here is Mark's
> persentation of the teaching from Jesus.
>
>
> KAI HRXATO DIDASKEIN AUTOUS hOTI DEI TON hUION TOU
> ANQRWPOU POLLA PAQEIN KAI
> And he began to teach them that it is necessary for
> the son of man many things to suffer and
>
> APODOKIMASQHNAI hUPO TWN PRESBUTERWN KAI TWN ARCIEREWN
> KAI TWN GRAMMATEWN
> to be rejected by the elders nd the chief priests and
> the scribes
>
> KAI APOKTANQHNAI KAI META TREIS hHMERAS ANASTHNAI KAI
> PARRHSIAi TON LOGON ELALEI
> and to be killed and after three days to rise again
> and openly the word he spoke
>
> KAI PROSLABOMENOS hO PETROS AUTON HRXATO EPITIMAN
> AUTWi hO DE EPISTRAFEIS KAI
> And taking him aside Peter began to rebuke him but her
> turning around and
>
> IDWN TOUS MAQHTAS AUTOU EPETIMHSEN PETRWi KAI LEGEI
> hUPAGE OPISW MOU SATANA
> seeing the disciples of him he rebuked Peter and says
> Go after me, Satan, because
>
> hOTI OU FRONEIS TA TOU QEOU ALLA TA TWN ANQRWPWN KAI
> PROSKALESAMENOS TON OCLON
> you do not think the things of God but the things of
> man and calling the crowd to him
>
> SUN TOIS MAQHTAIS AUTOU EIPEN AUTOIS EI TIS QELEI
> OPISW MOU AKOLOUQEIN
> With the disciples of him he said that if anyone
> wishes after me to follow,
>
> APARNHSASQW hEAUTON KAI ARATW TON STAURON AUTOU KAI
> AKOLOUQEITW MOI
> let him deny himself and take up the cross of him and
> let him followme,
>
> hOS GAR EAN QELHi THN YUCHN AUTOU SWSAI APOLESEI AUTHN
> hOS D AN APOLESEI
> whoever wishes the life of him to save will loose it
> but whoever will loose
>
> THN YUCHN AUTOU hENEKEN EMOU KAI TOU EUAGGELIOU
> SWSEI AUTHN
> the life of him for my sake and the Gospel will save
> it
>
> Rick Richmond rickr2889 at yahoo.com
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I think you are giving too much theological significance to the adv
OPISW. If you note Mk 8.33 // Mt 16.23
hO DE STRAFEIS EIPEN TWi PETRWi, hUPAGE OPISW MOU, SATANA; SKANDALON EI
EMOU.
I think you must agree that it does not carry the concept of suffering.
george
gfsomsel
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