Matt 24:34 - hN GENEA

From: RHutchin@aol.com
Date: Fri Jan 28 2000 - 21:08:10 EST


Matthew 24:34 reads:

AMHN LEGW hUMIN hOTI OU MH PARELQHi hH GENEA hAUTH hEWS AN PANTA TAUTA GENHTAI

Commentaries approach hH GENEA in different ways. To some, it refers to the
generation to which the disciples of Jesus belonged because He was speaking
to them at the time (with the destruction of Jerusalem in view) or it refers
to whatever generation would see PANTA TAUTA (e.g., Hendricksen says it
refers to all Jews). A.T. Robertson (Word Pictures) seems to skirt the issue

Are these ALL nice opinions, each of which is equally supportable by the
text, or is there something about the words, grammar, or structure of the
Greek text that points the reader to one conclusion and away from any other?
Can one adamantly say that the verse must mean such and such and cannot mean
anything else? Might one conclude that the verse (and Jesus' intent) is to
be mystical and that the verse is not decipherable except, perhaps, within
some broader context (whatever that turns out to be)?

Roger Hutchinson
RHutchin@aol.com

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