From: mikewine@juno.com
Date: Thu Jul 06 2000 - 11:47:09 EDT
As a pastor of a small Brethren congregation in rural Missouri, I have
really enjoyed this forum. After listening for a month (and greatly
appreciating the exchanges), I would like to ask about a phrase that has
troubled me since a discussion with a friend. After Paul expresses his
great and unceasing sorrow in verse two of Romans 9, he says, "HUCOMHN
GAR ANAQEMA EINAI AUTOS EGW APO TOU CRISTOU" Most translations say
something like "For I could wish" for HUCOMHN. And so the phrase refers
to a current wish of a Christian Paul. But some, like Young's render the
verb in such a way (more literally?) that this phrase refers to Saul's
pre-Christian thinking: For I was wishing (i.e., when I was not a
Christian). Thus Paul is simply making a parenthetical remark to help us
understand why he can feel even more sympathy for his kinsmen. Does the
grammatical evidence favor one of these ways of understanding his remarks
here? Thanks, Mike Wine, Cossville, MO
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