Exegesis of 1 Cor 15:2

From: George Goolde (goolde@mtnempire.net)
Date: Thu Dec 30 1999 - 16:17:53 EST


<x-flowed>Dear B-Greekers,

I am preparing a student notebook which includes an exegesis of 1 Cor
15:1-5. In studying 1 Cor 15:2 I have some exegetically challenging
questions. Can you help?

The text reads:

DI' OU KAI SWZESQH TINI LOGW EUHGGELISAMHN UMIN, EI KATEXETE, EKTOS EI MH
EIKH EPISTEUSATE.

My questions are these:

1. What is the significance of EI KATEXETE ?
2. Why the verb tense change between KATEXETE and EPISTEUSATE ?
3. I understand the pleonasm of EKTOS EI MH but I am surprised that MH
rather than OU is used with an indicative verb. Any ideas why?
4. Do you take EKTOS EI MH as a negated 1CC ?
5. What is the structural relationship between EI KATEXETE and EKTOS EI MH
EPISTEUSATE

I would appreciate answers to any and all of these questions. Thanks in
advance.

George

George A. Goolde
Professor, Bible and Theology
Southern California Bible College & Seminary
El Cajon, California

goolde@mtnempire.net

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