[B-Greek] Rev 20:4 KRIMA judgment
Oun Kwon
kwonbbl at gmail.com
Wed Oct 25 10:14:39 EDT 2006
In summary,
the text of Rev 20:4ff (in conjunction with 20:11ff) becomes less
confused, when I cleared up my misunderstanding about the identify of
the embedded subject of the verb EDOQH.
I thought all along it must be 'those who were executed ~', hence
understanding as 'a judgment is given to them in favor of them'.
Though the subject is not specified in the local text but it has to
refer to the 24 thrones and the 24 elders of Rev 4:4 and 11:16. Then
it is obvious that these are holding authority/role of judging.
Thanks to all.
Oun Kwon.
On 10/24/06, Webb <webb at selftest.net> wrote:
> Oun,
> I think that what you're asking is ultimately an exegetical question and a
> theological question, but as far as the Greek goes, I think it is capable of
> two meanings and that it is probably is written intentionally to be capable
> of two meanings:
>
> "judgment was given in their favor",
>
> And
>
> "the role of judging was given to them".
>
> For my views in detail, see the section on Rev. 20:4-6 in J. Webb Mealy,
> After the Thousand Years: Resurrection and Judgment in Revelation 20
> (JSNTSup, 70; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1993).
>
> Webb Mealy
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