Re: 1 Peter 1:7

Edgar M. Krentz (emkrentz@mcs.com)
Tue, 7 Oct 1997 16:33:01 -0500

<x-rich>>> and Jonathan is reading it as

>>

>> DOKIMION

>> \ \________PISTEWS

>> \__TO \ \___hUMWN

>> \___THS

>>

>> "the appraisal of _your_ faith"

>>

>> I'm not sure how Edgar was parsing what Jim meant -- perhaps

>> structurally like the second, but treating THS PISTEWS as

>> a sphere or means

Just so there is no doubt I interpret it as Jonathon does, regarding
the proleptic hUMWN as emphatic "the public scrutiny of
<italic>your</italic> faith."

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