[B-Greek] GEGONEN and the imperfect HN

Barry nebarry at verizon.net
Thu Jan 12 08:07:53 EST 2006


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>
> Couldn't the fact that in every other case where John uses GEGONEN (in his
> Gospel), it ends a clause (1:15, 20; 12:30; 14:22) suggest a stylistic
> propensity?  This also seems to support the view that the punctuation with 
> the stop
> follows GEGONEN, especially in light of Metzger's insightful  observation that
> John had a "fondness for beginning a sentence or clause with EN  and a
> demonstrative pronoun (cf. 13.35; 15.8; 16.26; 1 Jn 2.3, 5, 5; 3.10, 16,  19, 
> 24;
> 4,2, etc.)" (196).
>
> Certainly, the number of examples I've cited are too few to build a strong
> case for the punctuation, but can anyone offer a better explanation?
>

Rob, I think these are good observations, and fit with my comment about 
"stylistic" usage -- but in John I think we see stylistic usage supporting 
theological Tendenz.

N.E. Barry Hofstetter
Adjunct Faculty, The Center for Urban Theological Studies
         Philadelphia, PA
http://www.cuts.edu
Visiting Faculty, Reformed Theological Seminary
         Washington, D.C.
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