[B-Greek] Imperatival ἵνα in John 9:3?
Dean Poulos
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Fri Feb 18 17:34:43 EST 2011
Dean Poulos
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On Feb 18, 2011, at 12:59 PM, "Bryant J. Williams III" <bjwvmw at com-pair.net> wrote:
> Dear Kevin,
>
> Their theology is overruling the text.
>
> En Xristwi,
>
> Rev. Bryant J. Williams III
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kevin W. Woodruff" <cierpke at prodigy.net>
> To: "Biblical Greek List" <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 7:16 AM
> Subject: [B-Greek] Imperatival ἵνα in John 9:3?
>
>
>> In John 9:3, Jesus says, οὔτε οὗτος ἥμαρτεν οὔτε οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ, ἀλλ᾽ ἵνα
> φανερωθῇ τὰ ἔργα τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ.
>>
>> Greg Boyd and Nigel Turner maintain that the ἵνα should be understood as an
> "imperatival ἵνα" in order to avoid having Jesus say that the blindness was "for
> the purpose" of revealing God's works. The ἵνα would then read something like
> "neither this one or his parents sinned, but let the the works of God be
> manifest in him."
>>
>> I can't seem to find anyone or any translation that agrees with this.
>>
>> What say ye?
>>
>> Kevin
>>
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