1 Corinthians 10: 20
GentlJoe@aol.com
Sun, 27 Jul 1997 14:41:12 -0400 (EDT)
This may be elementary for some, but I am having a problem with this verse,
which is, according to Scrivner: all oti a thuei ta ethne daimonioij thuei
kai ou thew ou thelo de umaj koinonouj ton daimonion ginesthai. My
difficulty is with the plural ta ethne, "the nation", and its attachment to
thue, "it sacrifices", which is 3rd person singular. Does this mean that the
Gentile nations are to understood as a single entity? This would seem to
correspond with the fact that nearly all the Mediterranean world, though
composed of many ethnic groups, was controlled by Rome. Any illumination
would be greatly appreciated.
In Christ, Joseph Garnier