From: Jim West (jwest@highland.net)
Date: Thu Sep 21 2000 - 13:42:16 EDT
At 12:22 PM 9/21/00 -0500, you wrote:
>I would appreciate any help with the following...
>
>First question:
>
>In my Bible software (Teacher's Bible Companion), I noticed that there is a
>difference between the UBS GNT and the Textus Receptus at 2 John 1:9. The
>GNT has "proagwn", and the TR has "parabainwn". However, when I looked this
>passage up in my UBS GNT 4th ed., I was surprised that the variant was not
>even noted.
Thats why Nestle/Aland is better. ;-)
anyway- heres the evidence:
proagwn- aleph, a, b, 0232 vg co
parabainwn- p, psi, maj, sy
as far as external criteria are concerned, proagwn is older, more widely
attested, and more difficult (as you rightly sense). because its more
difficult it is more likely that a scribe would simplify it (as the majority
of texts do- as the evidence shows) than that he would make it more complex.
hence, in my opinion, proagwn is the reading to be preferred.
>
>Could anyone please tell me about this variant from a manuscript standpoint?
>Does it not show up in the notes because the evidence is overwhelmingly in
>favor of "proagwn"?
see above. i think ubs 4 doesnt list it for that very reason. the evidence
is overwhelming in support of proagwn (save for those who favor the
byzantine tradition).
>
>Second question:
>
>What do you think the meaning of "proagwn" is in this verse? The literal
>meaning would be "go before" or "lead forth". Is it talking about someone
>who leads/teaches others into false doctrine about Christ?
the verb can also mean precede. here it most likely describes those who "go
to far" in their teaching.
best,
jim
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