[b-greek] Re: Rom 9:3

From: Jim West (jwest@highland.net)
Date: Thu Jul 06 2000 - 13:32:15 EDT


At 10:47 AM 7/6/00 -0500, you wrote:
  Does the
>grammatical evidence favor one of these ways of understanding his remarks
>here? Thanks, Mike Wine, Cossville, MO


the tense of the verb is imperfect.... the rendering of young would, i
think, require the aorist. imperfect verbs denote, for the most part,
action which is ongoing. perhaps he struggles to come to terms with the
idea that paul would rather see himself cursed than his own people...

best,

jim

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Jim West, ThD
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