1 Corinthians 7:6-7: A Caveat and a Framework for the ‘Sayings’ in 7:8-24
It is the case that, with verbs of saying, the neuter demonstrative pronoun ('this') often introduces the subordinate clause with an implied 'that' (as in, 'I say this, [that]…’ We contend that this same construction in 1 Corinthians 7:6 helps to unlock the pattern of Paul&#...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1997
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Tyndale bulletin
Year: 1997, Volume: 48, Issue: 1, Pages: 57-65 |
| Further subjects: | B
1 corinthians. greek syntax
B Epistles B paul B New Testament |
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| Summary: | It is the case that, with verbs of saying, the neuter demonstrative pronoun ('this') often introduces the subordinate clause with an implied 'that' (as in, 'I say this, [that]…’ We contend that this same construction in 1 Corinthians 7:6 helps to unlock the pattern of Paul's thought in 1 Corinthians 7:8-24. 1 Corinthians 7:6 does not refer to the contents of 7:1-5, but emphatically to 7:7a where δέ assumes an adverbial role of 'rather' in Paul's caveat. With the strong adversative 'but' (ἀλλά) in 7:7b he acknowledges that either singleness or marriage is a divine gift and then proceed to discuss aspects of these gifts and callings of God in 7:8-24 |
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| ISSN: | 0082-7118 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Tyndale bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.53751/001c.30348 |