From: Jim West (jwest@highland.net)
Date: Tue Jan 30 2001 - 16:03:00 EST
At 10:52 PM 1/30/01 +0200, you wrote:
>Hi all-
>
>Thomas addresses Jesus and declares hO KURIOS MOU KAI hO QEOS MOU (vocative).
>
>Does the vocative in this case mean strictly speaking that Thomas is
addressing Jesus as Lord and God, or are we permitted to interpret Thomas'
reply as a general exclamation NOT addressed to Jesus, i.e. "Wow! My God!
Look, the holes in your hands and side!"
:-)
what a great idea! you would only need to show that the vocative is used in
this ejaculatory sense somewhere in contemporaneous literature. i hope you
find such an example because i like it.
however, that said, i dont think the evangelist meant it that way. rather,
it is a theological statement akin to the roman centurion's in mark.
best of luck though!
jim
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Adjunct Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Hudson College
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