[B-Greek] hINA clauses
Jim West
jwest at highland.net
Fri Mar 18 09:30:37 EST 2005
Kerry Yankowy wrote:
>Dear friends,
>
>Another question on 1 Cor 1:26ff: Do you think the hINA clauses in vv. 27 & 28 are purpose clauses or result clauses?
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>
Result clauses.- the hoti of v. 26 is the "because" clause and the
following hina clauses are the "so that". "because....so that, so that,
so that..."
>
>27 ALLA TA MWRA TOU KOSMOU EXELEXATO hO QEOS hINA KATAISCUNHi TOUS SOFOUS KAI TA ASQENH TOU KOSMOU EXELEXATO hO QEOS hINA KATAISCUNHi TA ISCURA
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>28 KAI TA AGENH TOU KOSMOU KAI TA EXOUQENHMENA EXELEXATO hO QEOS TA MH ONTA hINA TA ONTA KATARGHSHi
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>My personal opinion is that the preceding context, especially vv. 18-25, show more than just a stark contrast between God's wisdom and man's wisdom. It's as though God is waging a war against man's wisdom. because there seems to be that emphasis I think hINA translates more fittingly as a purpose clause (God's specific intention), and not as a result clause (just an outcome or result of what God did).
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>What are your thoughts?
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>
I see we disagree again. ;-)
Best
Jim
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