[B-Greek] Walking on Water

Bryant J. Williams III bjwvmw at com-pair.net
Thu Mar 4 17:38:54 EST 2010


Dear Richard,

Do you not mean 6:49?

BTW,
    6:47 EN MESWi QALASSHS
    6:47 EPI THS QALASSHS
    6:49 EPI THS QALASSHS

The Matthean account, 14:22-33:
    14:25 EPI THS QALASSHS
    14:26 EPI THS QALASSHS
    14:28 EPI TA hUDATA
    14:28 EPI TA hUDATA

You will notice that the Matthean account incorporates Peter's part. So your
friend will have to account for both Jesus' and Peter's "walking on the water."
That definitely does not fit the scenario your friend is portraying.
Furthermore, BAGD, under EPI with the genitive 1. place...on, upon, answering
the question of "where?" EPI THS GHS (on the earth) Mt. 6:10, 19; 9:6; 23:9; Mk
6:47 al EPI THS QALASSHS, upon the sea. BAGD also includes Chrysostom, Lucian,
Artem., and Mt 14:26; Mk6:48f: Jn 6:19.

En Xristwi,

Rev. Bryant J. Williams III
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Lindeman" <oblchurch at msn.com>
To: <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 11:10 AM
Subject: [B-Greek] Walking on Water


> PERIPATWN EPI THS THALASSHS  Mark 6:46
>
> I've been having a discussion with a friend who contends that Jesus is
> walking "by the sea" in the above passage rather than walking "upon the
> sea".   I see that elsewhere St. Mark uses PARA THN THALASSAN when referring
> to Jesus as walking "by the sea" to call the first disciples.  I also notice
> also that the disciples of Jesus KATEBHSAN EPI THN THALASSAN in John 6:16.
> This seems to me to imply that the disciples went down to the very edge of
> the water in order to enter the boat.
>
> So then, my question is this...  Just how plausible is "walking by the sea"
> in Mark 6:46 ?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Rich Lindeman
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