[B-Greek] Imperatival ἵνα in John 9:3?

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----- Original Message -----
From: Dean Poulos <dean9 at comcast.net>
To: Bryant J. Williams III <bjwvmw at com-pair.net>
Cc: Biblical Greek List <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:34:43 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Imperatival ἵνα in John 9:3?



Dean Poulos
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On Feb 18, 2011, at 12:59 PM, "Bryant J. Williams III"  wrote:

> Dear Kevin,
> 
> Their theology is overruling the text.
> 
> En Xristwi,
> 
> Rev. Bryant J. Williams III
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kevin W. Woodruff" 
> To: "Biblical Greek List" 
> 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
>> 
>> Prof. Kevin W. Woodruff, M.Div., M.S.I.S.
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