[B-Greek] Mark 1:4 and Luke 3:3
George F Somsel
gfsomsel at juno.com
Wed Nov 2 15:09:24 EST 2005
On Wed, 2 Nov 2005 11:13:21 -0800 (PST) mike karoules
<steelcurtain40 at yahoo.com> writes:
> Hello folks,
>
> I have been wondering for awhile about the phrase appearing in the
> beggining of the books of Mark and Luke; say Luke 3:3 which
> narrates the beginning of John's ministry and says,
> ''KERUSWN BAPTISMA METANOIaS EIS AFESIN
> AMARTION."
> "Preaching baptism (of) Repentence for remission of
> sins;. . ."
>
> Did the people who were baptized by John receive "remission for
> their sins" because they were baptized or at the point of
> repentence? Looking at the english the text can seem to go either
> way. Here I know that the "repentence" is in the genetive. Both
> baptism and repentence are nouns. But it looks like the primary
> point is that it is the repentence(signified by baptism) that a
> person receives remission of sins in this context. I can use some
> greek scholarly input here. Appreciate your replies,
>
> Mike Karoules
> Douglasvill, GA. (metro Atlanta area)
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I doubt that there is any "Greek scholarly input" that can be given
regarding this. Your translation "for remission of sins" is already an
interpretation since BAPTISMA METANOIAS is open to more than one
understanding. Is it a genitive of content? material? result? What is
the significance of EIS AFESIN? Does it indicate the result of an
action? or does it indicate that to which the BAPTISMA METANOIAS has
reference? i.e. should it be "baptismal repentance signifying
forgiveness"? These would all depend upon one's interpretation of the
significance of the genitive and the use of EIS + acc. What you see
depends on where you stand.
george
gfsomsel
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