[B-Greek] John 2:1 Who was invited?

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Sun May 6 15:46:23 EDT 2007


On May 6, 2007, at 3:36 PM, Mark Cain wrote:

>
> In John 2:1 ff we find the account of the Marriage Feast in Cana of  
> Galilee.
> Verse 1 states that the mother of Jesus was there -- but verse 2  
> says that
> Jesus was invited. The verb to "invite" or "call" is 3rd Person  
> Singular
> Aorist Passive Indicative.  Would the structure of EKLHQH DE show a  
> hint of
> emphasis with a contrast of the prior statement i.e. "was there"  
> vs. "But
> invited"?
>
> My reading of the context shows that Mary may be more familiar with  
> the
> feast than the "typical" guest;
> 1) it is stated that she "was there" as opposed to being invited
> 2) she is concerned with the depleted wine supply
> 3) she is comfortable in directing the servants

Text: 2 EKLHQH DE KAI hO IHSOUS KAI hOI MAQHTAI
AUTOU EIS TON GAMON

I don't see the point of your question. Verse two is not a matter of  
contrast
but of addition: "And Jesus and his disciples had also been invited  
to the
wedding." I think the two opening verses are simply introducing the key
participants in the account being presented.

Carl W. Conrad
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