[B-Greek] Mark 7:18-19

Oun Kwon kwonbbl at gmail.com
Mon Nov 2 01:31:26 EST 2009


Hi Mark,

Is it then possible not only to buy KAQARZWN but also to find its
subject as AFEDRWN (masc.)?
Cf. www.torahresource.com/EnglishArticles/Mark7.19ShortNote.pdf .

I do not see any narrative support  for an idea of 'abolishing the
dietary law' here. Bringing in Pauline comments into the discussion of
this Gospel text seems anachronistic to me.

I have a few references yet to ingest and digest: (1)
http://ntgateway.com/weblog/2006/01/did-jesus-declare-all-foods-clean.html
 and (2) Black, "An Aramaic Approach to the Gospels and Acts" (p. 159)

Oun Kwon.

On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Mark Lightman <lightmanmark at yahoo.com> wrote:

>
>
> I don't know anything about humor or irony, but
> I fully accept your contention that Markos is being
> funny here.  The joke is that you would expect
> the masculine accusative: καΙ εις τον αφεδρωνα
> εκπορευεται καθαριζοντα KAI EIS TON AFEDRWNA
> EKPOREUETAI KAQARIZONTA  "and it goes out into
> the toilet which disposes of all foods."  By shifting
> unexpectedly to the nominative, Mark uses a little good natured
> bathroom humor to make a serious point about
> Christian freedom.
>
> Mark L
> Φωσφορος
>
>



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