From: Kevin W. Woodruff (cierpke@utc.campuscw.net)
Date: Wed Feb 24 1999 - 10:45:47 EST
Another question. Does it mean that an "episcopos" MUST be married? I've
been given this as the reason why being a bachelor, I cannot pastor (even
though I've served as an associate pastor).
Kevin
At 09:37 AM 2/24/99 -0600, you wrote:
>Carl, Denny Diehl here
>
>>>>This past weekend I was looking at the NRSV and
>>>>noticed that MIAS GUNAIKOS ANDRA in 1 Tim 3:2
>>>>was translated "married only once", which suggests
>>>>the meaning "one marriage for a life time" instead of
>>>>"one marriage at a time".
>
>>there is linguistic influence at play here, that this conception
>>of fidelity is Hellenistic and finds expression in the Latin adj
>>UNIVIRA that is found on the grave-inscriptions of many a
>>Roman matron, indicating that the lady in question was "a
>>one-man woman"
>
>Meaning that she was married only once? John Chrysostom's
>father died when his mother, Anthousa, was only 20, leaving
>her with two children. She was resolute in rejecting a second
>marriage, raising their children on her own. My question, then,
>is: does MIAS GUNAIKOS ANDRA demand such a meaning
>(or more correctly hENOS ANDROS GUNA in her case)?
>
>Thanks!
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