From: DWILKINS@ucrac1.ucr.edu
Date: Tue Jul 30 1996 - 14:32:43 EDT
Doug Mounce asks:
"Is the translation of Matthew 12:1 that Jesus' disciples were plucking and
eating corn on the Sabbath and Jesus wasn't, or could the word "his"
(disciples) refer to "themselves"? Was Jesus maintaining the letter of
the law even while he denied its validity, or would such a distinction be
consciously made on this verse?"
I'm not sure what is being asked about AUTOU, which could not mean "themselves"
because of the case. Probably making the distinction suggested is reading too
much between the lines, but it seems clear from the context that Jesus was not
plucking the grain himself (the Pharisees here and in the parallel passages--
the plural POIEITE in Luke doesn't seem contradictory--surely would have
referred to Jesus' actions if he were also plucking the grain). BTW, I should
have said both case and number for AUTOU; Doug is probably not referring to
the intensive use of AUTOS anyway.
Don Wilkins
UC Riverside
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