[B-Greek] Causal hINA in Romans 5:20 and 6:1 - Caragounis

Elizabeth Kline kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Sun May 6 01:27:32 EDT 2007


On May 5, 2007, at 2:53 PM, Eric Weiss wrote:

> . He
> says Mark 4:12 EN PARABOLAIS TA PANTA GINETAI, hINA
> BLEPONTES BLEPWSIN KAI MH IDWSIN should be "everything
> is/comes in parables because..." and that this
> interpretation is confirmed by Matthew 13:13 which reads
> DIA TOUTO EN PARABOLAIS AUTOIS LALW, hOTI BLEPONTES OU
> BLEPOUSIN. "The difference between the final and causal
> interpretation of hINA here is considerable. In the first
> case, the purpose of the parables is to veil truth, while
> in the second case parables are used because the audience
> has chosen to turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to Jesus'
> message. In general commentators have been unaware of the
> causal use of hINA, and this has led to considerable
> embarrassment with this text."


MARK 4:12 hINA BLEPONTES BLEPWSIN KAI MH IDWSIN, KAI AKOUONTES  
AKOUWSIN KAI MH SUNIWSIN, MHPOTE EPISTREYWSIN KAI AFEQHi AUTOIS.

I don't see anything in this text that should cause embarrassment.  
The idea expressed by the hINA clause in Mark 4:12 is commonplace.  
Caragounis might be embarrassed but Paul wasn't.

ROM. 11:8 KAQWS GEGRAPTAI: EDWKEN AUTOIS hO QEOS PNEUMA KATANUXEWS,  
OFQALMOUS TOU MH BLEPEIN KAI WTA TOU MH AKOUEIN, hEWS THS SHMERON  
hHMERAS.


Elizabeth Kline







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