Romans 15:16 ινα clause
Posted: May 21st, 2015, 9:34 am
Hi guys,
Currently working on Rom 15:16 and am trying to work out how the ινα clause works. Heres 15:15-16:
15 τολμηρότερον δὲ ἔγραψα ὑμῖν ἀπὸ μέρους, ὡς ἐπαναμιμνῄσκων ὑμᾶς, διὰ τὴν χάριν τὴν δοθεῖσάν μοι ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ 16 εἰς τὸ εἶναί με λειτουργὸν Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ εἰς τὰ ἔθνη, ἱερουργοῦντα τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ θεοῦ, ἵνα γένηται ἡ προσφορὰ τῶν ἐθνῶν εὐπρόσδεκτος, ἡγιασμένη ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ.
At the moment, I'm inclined to take 'ἵνα γένηται ἡ προσφορὰ τῶν ἐθνῶν εὐπρόσδεκτος' in relation to ἔγραψα; you could gloss this as "I have written...in order that the prosphora might become acceptable". (forgive my paraphrases but I'm trying to keep unnecessary stuff out of the way)
Alternatively, it could be taken in relation to the participle 'ἱερουργοῦντα'. This could be glossed as something like " the good news of God...in order that the prosphora might become acceptable" The sentence would then be structured "I have written you you...[because I serve] the good news of God in order that the prosphora might become acceptable."
I suppose the primary difference is that in the former case, the ινα clause is providing a direct purpose for the writing of Romans. In the latter, on the other hand, it is more of a general description of the purpose of Paul's ministry as a "priest." Anyone got any thoughts either way?
Currently working on Rom 15:16 and am trying to work out how the ινα clause works. Heres 15:15-16:
15 τολμηρότερον δὲ ἔγραψα ὑμῖν ἀπὸ μέρους, ὡς ἐπαναμιμνῄσκων ὑμᾶς, διὰ τὴν χάριν τὴν δοθεῖσάν μοι ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ 16 εἰς τὸ εἶναί με λειτουργὸν Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ εἰς τὰ ἔθνη, ἱερουργοῦντα τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ θεοῦ, ἵνα γένηται ἡ προσφορὰ τῶν ἐθνῶν εὐπρόσδεκτος, ἡγιασμένη ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ.
At the moment, I'm inclined to take 'ἵνα γένηται ἡ προσφορὰ τῶν ἐθνῶν εὐπρόσδεκτος' in relation to ἔγραψα; you could gloss this as "I have written...in order that the prosphora might become acceptable". (forgive my paraphrases but I'm trying to keep unnecessary stuff out of the way)
Alternatively, it could be taken in relation to the participle 'ἱερουργοῦντα'. This could be glossed as something like " the good news of God...in order that the prosphora might become acceptable" The sentence would then be structured "I have written you you...[because I serve] the good news of God in order that the prosphora might become acceptable."
I suppose the primary difference is that in the former case, the ινα clause is providing a direct purpose for the writing of Romans. In the latter, on the other hand, it is more of a general description of the purpose of Paul's ministry as a "priest." Anyone got any thoughts either way?