[B-Greek] II Thess. 2:1-15, Chiasm & Inclusio

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad2 at mac.com
Wed May 25 19:29:32 EDT 2005


I think this may possibly be a little clearer with a more consistent formulation in our
conventional transliteration scheme (N for Nu {not V} C for Chi {not CH}, Q for Theta 
{not TH}:
 
On Wednesday, May 25, 2005, at 06:26PM, Bryant J. Williams III <bjwvmw at com-pair.net> wrote:

>Dear B-Greekers,
>
>In as much as the central element of this passage is very controversial, i.e. hO
>KATECON/WN, my question is not on that subject (too theological), but on your
>thoughts as to the relevance of the chiastic structure and the use of the
>inclusio,
>in verses 2:2 & 15, DIA PNEUMATOS MHTE DIA LOGOU MHTE DI' EPISTOLHS hWS DI'
>hHMWN, ...TAS PARADOSEIS hAS EDIDACQHTE EITE DIA LOGOU EITE DI' EPISTOLHS
>hHMWN, to indicate a contrast between those "perishing"
>(salvation/deliverance-temporal, not salvation-eternal EIS TO SWQHNAI AUTOUS)
>for those who follow the "man of lawlessness" versus "deliverance"
>(salvation-temporal-EIS SWTHRIAN, not salvation-eternal).
>
>En Xristw,
>
>Rev. Bryant J. Williams III
>
>
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Carl W. Conrad
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