[B-Greek] 1COR. 11:23 APO TOU KURIOU
Elizabeth Kline
kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Sat Oct 18 16:14:05 EDT 2008
Hello Steve,
On Oct 18, 2008, at 7:30 AM, Steve Runge wrote:
> Elizabeth,
>
> Two things. First, I think you are correct in perceiving EGW doing
> something, it is just a matter of what. I construe it as a
> contrastive topic, i.e. Simon Dik's P1, or Buth's contextualizing
> constituent. It sets the stage for the clause that follows. It is
> less "to balance hUMIN" (contra Rob.-Plummer) as to switch from the
> Corinthians and their behavior as the basic topic in the preceding
> clauses. I recognize that Paul was the *grammatical* subject of the
> final three clauses of v. 22, but these clauses are less about him
> and more about the Corinthians. The contrastive topic makes the
> shift in subject matter from 'what they do' to 'what he has
> received' stand out more. However, it is not the most important
> information of the clause, what he has received is.
Ok, I can see that.
>
> Second, Helma Dik overlooks some significant considerations in her
> analysis from what I can tell, though I have not read it cover to
> cover. Christo Van der Merwe claimed that unless the cognitive
> processing of information is taken into account, satisfactory
> explanations would remain elusive. He is
I am not bashing Helma Dik. Her recent book is interesting. But I not
convinced that the framework she is using is well suited to Attic
Tragedy. I think it works better with narrative which is why her book
on Herodotus seemed to be on more solid ground.
thank you,
Elizabeth Kline
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