Seems to me that verses 5 and 6 present the truth to which Paul wants people to come. If so, that truth would appear to be that (1) there is one God, (2) one mediator between God and men (Jesus), and (3) that Jesus gave Himself as a ransom for all (which is at least part of the gospel). So, the "knowledge of the truth" includes the gospel, but adds additional information. Therefore, KAI doesn't separate two distinct ideas, or state the same idea in differing terms; there is an overlap. If verses 5 and 6 present the truth to which Paul is alluding, that is. Ted Dr. Theodore "Ted" H. Mann thmann@juno.com http://www.homestead.com/ChristianResourcesLinks/index.html On Mon, 13 Nov 2000 17:58:32 -0800 (PST) "Alan B. Thomas" writes: > > 1 Timothy 2.4 > > hOS PANTAS ANQRWPOUS QELEI SWQHNAI > KAI EIS EPIGNWSEN ALHQESIA ELQEIN > > What are the pros and cons for KAI separating two > separate ideas here? > > Given: > A = SWQHNAI > B = EIS EPIGNWSEN ALHQESIA ELQEIN > > Is the desire for two things (A plus B) or one thing > (A which is also B)? > > Is anyone aware of any extensive studies of the uses > of KAI which help identify grammatical elements for > distinguishing its various uses (such as: and > [secondly], and [additionally], even, also, etc..)? > > Or, is this a purely subjective choice by the student? > > > ===== > Sincerely, > > Alan B. Thomas > > "To make an apple pie from scratch, > first create the universe." > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Calendar - Get organized for the holidays! > http://calendar.yahoo.com/ > > --- > B-Greek home page: http://metalab.unc.edu/bgreek > You are currently subscribed to b-greek as: [thmann@juno.com] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to > leave-b-greek-327Q@franklin.oit.unc.edu > To subscribe, send a message to > subscribe-b-greek@franklin.oit.unc.edu > > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. --- B-Greek home page: http://metalab.unc.edu/bgreek You are currently subscribed to b-greek as: [jwrobie@mindspring.com] To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-b-greek-327Q@franklin.oit.unc.edu To subscribe, send a message to subscribe-b-greek@franklin.oit.unc.edu