[B-Greek] Syntax of Mk 6:22 (UBS)

Elizabeth Kline kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Sun Jan 21 13:50:32 EST 2007


On Jan 21, 2007, at 1:32 AM, Carl W. Conrad wrote:

> On Jan 20, 2007, at 9:32 PM, Jonathan C. Borland wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> My question regards the syntax of Mk 6:22 as printed in the UBS,
>> particularly the identification of THS QUGATROS AUTOU hHRWDIADOS.
>>
>> KAI EISELQOUSHS THS QUGATROS AUTOU hHRWDIADOS KAI ORCHSAMENHS
>> HRESEN TW
>> hHRWDH KAI TOIS SUNANAKEIMENOIS (Mk 6:22a).
>>
>> Syntax generally would indicate that it is Herod's daughter who is
>> Herodias.  My question is whether or not the syntax of the text above
>> in any way can allow for the daughter to be Herodias'.
>
> No, it cannot; that would surely require THS QUGATROS AUTHS.
> The MS reading has been questioned, but the sense of the text printed
> in the UBS can only be that it is Herod's daughter.

Which raises the question is THi MHTRI AUTHS (MK 6:24,28)  
coreferential with hHRWiDIADA THN GUNAIKA FILIPPOU TOU ADELFOU AUTOU  
(Mk 6:17)? Narrative cohesion would appear to require a positive  
answer to this question. It looks like the UBS reading is more than  
just a difficult reading. It is a reading that breaks the cohesion of  
the narrative.



Elizabeth Kline







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