Wedding Textual and Rhetorical Criticism To Understand the Text of 1 Thessalonians 2.7
Was Paul, in 1 Thess. 2.7, referring to himself and his fellow apostles as 'gentle' (ήπίοί) or as 'babies' (νήπίοί)? Most text critics prefer the older, wider, and better attested reading (νήπίοί); however, neither modem translations, nor most commen tators follow this reading. B...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2001
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Journal for the study of the New Testament
Year: 2001, Volume: 23, Issue: 80, Pages: 81-98 |
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| Summary: | Was Paul, in 1 Thess. 2.7, referring to himself and his fellow apostles as 'gentle' (ήπίοί) or as 'babies' (νήπίοί)? Most text critics prefer the older, wider, and better attested reading (νήπίοί); however, neither modem translations, nor most commen tators follow this reading. By combining textual criticism, which shows the superi ority of the reading νήπίοί, with rhetorical criticism, which shows that νήπίοτ is used positively as part of Paul's 'apology', and does not create an insurmountable problem by being used adjacent to τροϕός, one can better understand this passage. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5294 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the New Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0142064X0102308005 |