[b-greek] Re: 1 Cor. 7: 10-11

From: Ben Crick (ben.crick@argonet.co.uk)
Date: Sun Apr 22 2001 - 08:27:05 EDT


On Sun 22 Apr 2001 (02:42:13), dexroll@aol.com wrote:
> 7.10 TOIS DE GEGAMHKOSIN PARAGGELLW, OUK EGW ALLA hO KURIOS, GUNAIKA
> APO ANDROS MH CWRISQHNAI 7.11 - EAN DE KAI CWRISQHi, MENETW AGAMOS TW
> ANDRI KATALLAGHTW, - KAI ANDRA GUNAIKA MH AFIENAI.

 Dear David,

 IMHO Paul here is alluding to a Dominical Saying of our Lord concerning
 Divorce; most likely Matthew 5:32 and 19:9 OUK EGW ALLA hO KURIOS.
 This prohibits divorce and remarriage, except in the case of adultery.
 The non-mention of Adultery here indicates that a voluntary separation
 is meant, not a full legal divorce on grounds of Adultery. Is such a
 separation in accordance with the Dominical Saying? No adultery: no
 divorce?

 CWRISQHNAI (CWRIZESQAI in Alexandrinus and Bezae) is normally aorist
 after a word of commanding. It has a Middle sense, as the 1st Aorist
 Passive can have in the NT (PAREDOQH, Romans 6:17; ESPLAGCNISQH, Matthew
 9:36; hUPOTAGHTE, James 4:7). *GUNAIKA* APO ANDROS MH CWRISQHNAI. "Do not
 get a divorce *off your own bat*". CWRIZW is said of the man; and CWRIZOMAI
 of the woman (Matthew 19:6; Polybius 32:12)

 "If they should decide to be separated" (EAN DE KAI CWRISQHi) is a future
 possibility, not a past event. Compare EAN DE KAI THS EKKLHSIAS PARAKOUSHi
 in Matthew 18:17. If the woman leaves her husband to engage fulltime in
 Christian works, then let her not be divorced; let her remain as if umarried.
 This is for couples where both husband and wife are believers; the rule for
 them is given in 1 Corinthians 7:5. Let them only abstain from co-habiting
 *for a while* for godly exercises; then let them come together again.

 ERRWSQE,
 Ben

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