From: Carl W. Conrad (cwconrad@artsci.wustl.edu)
Date: Mon Dec 04 2000 - 10:48:02 EST
At 9:24 AM -0600 12/4/00, Steven Craig Miller wrote:
>To: Roger Hutchinson,
> [omitted material]
>But as for whether or not hH GENEA hAUTH does indeed mean "this (present)
>generation," I would note that if one consults a critical commentary (such
>as the one by Davies and Allison) one will generally find a whole list of
>attempts to reinterpret this passage, but they generally look to be special
>pleadings based on the obvious fact that Jesus' prediction at Mt 24:34
>didn't come true. [omitted material]
This is about the point in the discussion of a passage like this where
discussion passes beyond the question of what the Greek text may
legitimately be held to mean AS A GREEK TEXT and enters a broader realm of
Biblical interpretation where list-members' very distinct assumptions about
the nature of the Biblical text come into play. I think it is imperative
that we avoid getting into such discussion and keep our list discussions
focused on the limited question of what the Greek text as a Greek text may
legitimately be understood to mean.
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