[B-Greek] Walking on Water
Barry H.
nebarry at verizon.net
Thu Mar 4 19:44:44 EST 2010
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From: "Gene Baker" <ekbaker at essex1.com>
To: <andrew.suttles at gmail.com>; <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Walking on Water
> Perhaps his friend has been reading Wm. Barclay's comments on John 6:16.
> He claims that Jesus was walking EPI THS QALASSHS, and that it means that
> Jesus was walking on the seashore. Barclay, Gospel of John, I, p.211,
> 212.
> Now, this also raises a question of the difference in Barclay's text,
> since he uses the genitive, while the my admittedly obsolete NT uses the
> accusative. I don't see a textual note, so I wonder if the change in case
> is
> significant, or maybe just a typo on Barclay's part.
I have misplaced my NA27, but my trusty-rusty ol' NA26 reports no textual
variant. It has the genitive. Barclay is just plain nuts. The assertion
comports neither with the general usage of ἐπί, EPI, nor with the context.
N.E. Barry Hofstetter
Classics & Bible Instructor @ The American Academy
http://theamericanacademy.net
Mentor, The North American Reformed Seminary
http://www.tnars.net/
http://my.opera.com/barryhofstetter/blog
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