[B-Greek] Matt 16:18 -- Two Questions
Richard Ghilardi
qodeshlayhvh at juno.com
Wed Jul 30 15:02:08 EDT 2008
Hello Folks,
First of all, please forgive me for my lateness in contributing to this
thread. And then pardon me for slightly altering the subject heading. I
can't remember exactly what it was and I don't have any previous posts to
piggyback off of.
Mt 16:18 -- KAGW DE SOI LEGW hOTI SU EI PETROS, KAI EPI TAUTHi THi PETRAi
OIKODOMHSW MOU THN EKKLHSIAN KAI PULAI hAiDOU OU KATISCUSOUSIN AUTHS.
If the best commentary on this verse is Heb 2:14-15 (R. France
notwithstanding)
EPEI OUN TA PAIDIA KEKOINWNHKEN hAIMATOS KAI SARKOS, KAI AUTOS
PARAPLHSIWS METESCEN TWN AUTWN, hINA DIA TOU QANATOU KATARGHSHi TON TO
KRATOS ECONTA TOU QANATOU, TOUT' ESTIN TON DIABOLON, KAI APOLLAXHi
TOUTOUS, hOSOI FOBWi QANATOU DIA PANTOS TOU ZHN ENOCOI HSAN DOULEIAS.
(cf. Rom 8:15 -- OU GAR ELABETE PNEUMA DOULEIAS PALIN EIS FOBON)
then 3 observations seem to follow:
1) the PULAI hAiDOU = TON TO KRATOS ECONTA TOU QANATOU or more simply TO
KRATOS TOU QANATOU
2) hH EKKLHSIA is assaulted (unsuccessfully) by the PULAI hAiDOU and not
the other way round.
3) hH EKKLHSIA is assaulted and not hAUTH hH PETRA on which it rests, no
matter what you think hAUTH hH PETRA may represent. Nevertheless I cannot
imagine the superstructure being attacked without the foundation also
being involved and vice versa.
Yours in His grace,
Richard Ghilardi - qodeshlayhvh at juno.com
West Haven, Connecticut USA
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