[B-Greek] EKBALLEI in Mt 13:52
Wieland Willker
wie at uni-bremen.de
Mon Jul 14 03:28:33 EDT 2008
A new article:
"Casting out the Treasure: A New Reading of Matthew 13.52"
by Peter Phillips
Journal for the Study of the New Testament 31 (2008) 3-24
Abstract:
"Matthew 13.52c has been translated, since the time of the Church fathers, as though referring to a householder selecting items from a storehouse to share—a `metaphor of display'. However, this translation does not deal adequately with the verb EKBALLEI. This article explores an alternative reading which maintains the normative semantic domain for the verb in terms of `disposal' or `expulsion'. The use of the verb elsewhere in Greek and biblical literature in general and in the Gospel of Matthew in particular is studied and the results of this study applied to apparent exceptions within Matthew's Gospel. The article argues that these exceptions are unnecessary and that the verb is used consistently in terms of `disposal' or `expulsion'. This thesis is then applied to Mt. 13.52 to provide a new reading. The article finally offers a possible reconstruction of why Patristic writers chose to re-interpret the original text."
The translation is here: "to bring (out)"
"He said to them, ‘Therefore every teacher of the law who has been instructed about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old’ (NIV)."
Philips suggests:
"He said to them, ‘Therefore every scribe trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who casts out from his treasury new and old’."
Best wishes
Wieland
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