Re: Romans 12:2a translation

From: Jim West (jwest@highland.net)
Date: Wed Aug 06 1997 - 11:06:16 EDT


>Date: Wed, 06 Aug 1997 10:03:18
>To: Eric Weiss <eweiss@acf.dhhs.gov>
>From: Jim West <jwest@highland.net>
>Subject: Re: Romans 12:2a translation
>
>At 08:24 AM 8/6/97 -0700, you wrote:
>>Translating Romans 12:2a has me stumped!
>>
>>KAI MH SUSCHMATIZESQE TWi AIWNI TOUTWi, ALLA METAMORFOUSQE THi
>>ANAKAINWSEI TOU NOOS
>>
>>1. Are SUSCHMATIZESQE and METAMORFOUSQE middle or passive?
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>passive.
>
>
>>
>>2. Should TWi AIWNI TOUTWi be translated "BY this age" (i.e., the age
>
>no- "to this age"= taking it as a dative.
>
>
>>3. What is "the renewal of the mind"?
>
>see Albert Schweitzer's "The Mysticism of the Apostle Paul.
>
>
>>So who or what does the conforming/changing? And is it a conforming or
>>changing "to" something or "by" something? And is the believer's role
>>active or passive in either or both of these activities? And is "the
>>renewal of the mind" a thing or an activity?
>>
>
>God does the transforming (taking it as a divine passive)
>you do the renewing by keeping your thoughts fixed on God's transformation
of you.
>
>>Many thanks for any help.
>>
>>Eric Weiss
>>eweiss@gte.net
>>
>>
>
>Jim
>
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Jim West, ThD
Adjunct Professor of Bible, Quartz Hill School of Theology

jwest@highland.net



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