From: Eric S. Weiss (eweiss@gte.net)
Date: Mon Feb 14 2000 - 09:52:10 EST
Does ruling out "to them" for EN AUTWi - i.e., a dative of reference -
still allow for the earlier suggestion that EN AUTWi is a locative with the
antecedent being PANTI TWi PISTEUONTI - i.e., "the righteousness of God is
revealed IN HIM (i.e., each one who believes)..."?
I personally feel this is not what Paul is saying. I agree with the usual
translation (i.e., TO EUAGGELION is the antecedent) - as in 1:18 God's
wrath is revealed FROM HEAVEN (i.e., a place/thing), so in 1:17 God's
righteousness is revealed in/by a thing (i.e., the Gospel).
On 02/12/00, ""Carl W. Conrad" <cwconrad@artsci.wustl.edu>" wrote:
> At 4:47 PM -0800 2/12/00, John Wilking wrote:
> >EN AUTW is generally understood to refer to TO EUAGGELION in verse 16. I
> >suspect that PANTI TW PISTEUONTI is a more likely antecedent. Is there any
> >evidence to the contrary?
>
> Personally I think it unlikely that PANTI TWi PISTEUONTI is the antecedent
> of EN AUTWi in verse 17 because the DIKAIOSUNH QEOU is said to be revealed
> (APOKALUPTETAI) EN AUTWi--and EN AUTWi doesn't mean "to him" but "in
> it"--it must be locative or instrumental in function with APOKALUPTETAI, so
> I think that EN AUTWi must be understood either as "in it (the gospel)" or
> "by means of it (the gospel)"--the righteousness of God is revealed. The
> dative of reference or indirect object doesn't ever have a preposition with
> it.
>
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>
> Carl W. Conrad
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