From: Ben Crick (ben.crick@argonet.co.uk)
Date: Mon Jan 12 1998 - 01:57:24 EST
On Sun 11 Jan 98 (12:33:16 +0000), mathetes@erols.com wrote:
> Any thoughts? Is there possibly another meaning to be understood from
> the use of the genitive in this phrase?
Jeremy:
Second thoughts: the genitive in Greek also comprises the Locative, the
case of location at a place. Hence DIA PISTEWS IHSOU CRISTOU could well
be interprested "through faith IN Jesus Christ". That is the way JA Bengel
takes it in his renowned /Gnomon Novi Testamenti/.
Sola Dei Gratia,
-- Revd Ben Crick, BA CF <ben.crick@argonet.co.uk> 232 Canterbury Road, Birchington, Kent, CT7 9TD (UK) http://www.cnetwork.co.uk/crick/htm
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