From: Carl William Conrad (cwconrad@artsci.wustl.edu)
Date: Tue Dec 02 1997 - 08:05:37 EST
On Tue, 2 Dec 1997, Peter Phillips wrote:
> But the discussion of the original passage has been completely hijacked by
> the theologians - why won't people deal with the Greek of the passage
> surely you are not asking for that to go private?
>
> Pete Phillips
>
> ----------
> From: Carl W. Conrad [SMTP:cwconrad@artsci.wustl.edu]
> Sent: 02 December 1997 11:03
> To: b-greek@virginia.edu
> Subject: Threads variously titled on Spirit
>
> The thread which began as an exploration of the usage of PNEUMA in a
> particular passage has quite clearly stepped far beyond its original
> dimensions under several subject headers and entered the domain of
> patristics as well as sharp differences of theological orientation between
> list participants. It has already been urged by more than one person that
> this discussion be taken off-list. Rolf Furuli has suggested that those
> interested in continuing the discussion off-list contact him directly and I
> think that's an excellent suggestion. His e-address (in Norway) is
>
> Rolf Furuli <furuli@online.no>
>
> It is definitely time for the thread to be privatized. Please, let's move
> it off the list. Thank you.
Whether it is "hijacking" or not is not the point; when the thread is
viewed as threatening to somebody's orthodoxy and it becomes necessary to
attack another's or defend one's own orthodoxy in response to what is
posted, it's time for the thread to go private.
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University
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