[B-Greek] Mark 1:21-28

Elizabeth Kline kline-dekooning at earthlink.net
Mon Oct 31 14:15:53 EST 2005


MARK 1:21 KAI EISPOREUONTAI EIS KAFARNAOUM: KAI EUQUS TOIS SABBASIN  
EISELQWN EIS THN SUNAGWGHN EDIDASKEN.  22 KAI EXEPLHSSONTO EPI THi  
DIDACHi AUTOU: HN GAR DIDASKWN AUTOUS hWS EXOUSIAN ECWN KAI OUC hWS  
hOI GRAMMATEIS.  23 KAI EUQUS HN EN THi SUNAGWGHi AUTWN ANQRWPOS EN  
PNEUMATI AKAQARTWi KAI ANEKRAXEN  24 LEGWN: TI hHMIN KAI SOI, IHSOU  
NAZARHNE; HLQES APOLESAI hHMAS; OIDA SE TIS EI, hO hAGIOS TOU QEOU.   
25 KAI EPETIMHSEN AUTWi hO IHSOUS LEGWN: FIMWQHTI KAI EXELQE EX  
AUTOU.  26 KAI SPARAXAN AUTON TO PNEUMA TO AKAQARTON KAI FWNHSAN  
FWNHi MEGALHi EXHLQEN EX AUTOU.  27 KAI EQAMBHQHSAN hAPANTES hWSTE  
SUZHTEIN PROS hEAUTOUS LEGONTAS: TI ESTIN TOUTO; DIDACH KAINH KAT'  
EXOUSIAN: KAI TOIS PNEUMASI TOIS AKAQARTOIS EPITASSEI, KAI  
hUPAKOUOUSIN AUTWi.  28 KAI EXHLQEN hH AKOH AUTOU EUQUS PANTACOU EIS  
hOLHN THN PERICWRON THS GALILAIAS.


On Oct 31, 2005, at 10:06 AM, Dan Gleason wrote:

> In the Mk 1 pericope it seems the man might be possessed by only one.
> But it's possible he might be possessed by more. I think Mark is  
> purposely vague.

Vague? Not really. Go through the text and count the references to  
the PNEUMA AKAQARTON in the singular.

PNEUMATI AKAQARTWi, ANEKRAXEN, LEGWN, OIDA, AUTWi, FIMWQHTI KAI  
EXELQE, SPARAXAN, TO PNEUMA TO AKAQARTON, FWNHSAN, EXHLQEN

The plural found in TI hHMIN KAI SOI, IHSOU NAZARHNE; HLQES APOLESAI  
hHMAS;
has already been explained. It probably refers to the college of  
demonic agents. Decades ago it was suggested that it might refer to  
the congregation EIS THN SUNAGWGHN (W.Lane Mark, NICNT 1974). The  
notion that the PNEUMA AKAQARTON might identify with the synagog  
congregation seems a little far fetched but see Lane's footnotes.


Elizabeth Kline







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