[b-greek] The implication of OU ... ALLA in ROm 6:14

From: Moon-Ryul Jung (moon@saint.soongsil.ac.kr)
Date: Sun Jan 28 2001 - 02:42:35 EST


Dear b-greekers,

I wonder if we can interpret Rom 6:14b
OU GAR ESTE hUPO NOMON ALLA hUPO CARIN

to mean:
For you (Gentiles) are under Grace although you are not under Law.

This interpretation was motivated by my attempt to
understand ESTE hUPO NOMON to mean "are Law-people",
i.e. "are the Jewish people". hUPO NOMON has such a meaning
in many places in Paul's letters. Moreover, it is the most
obvious meaning of the phrase. So, I would like to apply that
meaning here as well, rather than taking it to mean "under the
condemnation of the Law", for instance.
 
My concern is whether the syntax allows such an interpretation.
Let me try to paraphrase Paul along this line as follows:

Paul: 6:14a Do not let sin be the master of you (Gentiles).
Questioner: why? We (Gentiles) do not have Law, which tells not to sin.
Paul: I know you are not under Law. But you are under Grace.
             That's why.

So what I want to say is: Paul does not make a direct contrast between
hUPO NOMON and hUPO CARIN.

If we render 6:14b as
 "For you are not under Law but you are under Grace",
wouldn't it possible to take "you are not under Law" as
subordinate to "you are under Grace", rather than
as parallel?

Moreover, I have noticed that we do not have

(a)
GAR ESTE OU hUPO NOMON ALLA hUPO CARIN

but
(b)
OU GAR ESTE hUPO NOMON ALLA hUPO CARIN.

Does it make a difference? Would (b) allow my interpretation,
whereas (a) would not.

Any comments?

Moon
Moon-Ryul Jung
Associate Professor
Sogang Univ, Seoul, Korea
 
Sogna

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