[B-Greek] genitives in Gal 3:2
Dave Smith (REL110, 211,212)
rel21x at charter.net
Sun Jun 25 23:30:15 EDT 2006
Possibly a genative of description as BAPTISMA METANOIAS (MK 1.4), as is the
case, to some extent, with most genatives: from legal works or from hearing
[the gospel message] which produced faith. In a sense, hearing the gospel
message was the faith exciter, whereas doings mitzvahs such as circumcision
and keeping holy days seemed to excite the legal system, if the two
constructions are parallel. In that case, the source of the faith was
hearing [the gospel message], we expect this ellipsis here, and the source
of the Rabbinic legal system was performance. The parallel may not work, and
the two genatives may contrast, somewhat as subjunctive and objective
genatives do.
I don't know if a wider context will help, but Paul apparently sees two
laws: a faith-law and a works-law (Romans 3:27). The EX AKOHS PISTEWS in
Galatians 3:2 is ideologically and verbally parallel to Romans 10:17, ARA hH
PISTIS EX AKOUHS, so that preaching heard can excite faith. In the
experience of the Galatians, receiving the Spirit verified proper faith and
paralleled other gentile (and Jewish) converts, such as Cornelius in Acts
10.
Dave Smith
Hudson, NC
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> TOUTO MONON QELW MAQEIN AF hUMWN EX ERGWN NOMOU TO PNEUMA ELABETE H EX
AKOHS PISTEWS
>
> If you had to catagories EX ERGWN NOMOU what type of genitive would NOMOU
be? And PISTEWS?
>
> I think PISTEWS is objective, but not sure about NOMOU.
>
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