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Re: OU+PAS (1 John 2:19) (Romans 9:6 reconsidered)
- To: Jim Beale <eghx@gdeb.com>
- Subject: Re: OU+PAS (1 John 2:19) (Romans 9:6 reconsidered)
- From: Paul Dixon - Ladd Hill Bible Church <pauld@iclnet.org>
- Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 00:04:00 -0700 (PDT)
- cc: b-greek@virginia.edu
- In-Reply-To: <9706051138.ZM23920@maryland.caen.gdeb.com>
On Thu, 5 Jun 1997, Jim Beale wrote:
> Well, I'd say it's pretty obvious from the context that a universal
> negation is intended here. Would you say that "some of those who went
> out were not of them" is a possible meaning of the text in context?
Yes, I agreed with you here in my earlier post where I proved
conclusively, using logical analysis, that the universal negation is
called for.
>
> Plus, I'm not sure how to go about the business of generating a
> conclusive proof except by doing the dog work of a complete induction.
> And a complete induction can only be completed by analysing each case
> individually. Without assuming that OU+verb+PAS is equivalent to a
It is easier to disprove it, if we can find example(s) to the contrary.
If we cannot find any, then ...
Paul Dixon
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