HOE KUN JE DE HEIDENEN VERPLICHTEN ALSJODEN TELEVEN
2013; Taylor & Francis; Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
1783-1377
Autores Tópico(s)Theology and Canon Law Studies
ResumoSummary The exegesis of Gal. 2,11–21 is plagued by three problems, which resist the efforts of the specialists to solve them. The first problem is the meaning of “through the law”, when Paul states in v. 19: “For through the law I died to the law”. Then there is the old question, whether 2,11–14 and 2,15–21 shoud be separated from each other by a caesura or should be taken together as a coherent unity. Finally the line of thought, which Paul develops in 2,14b–21 is badly in need of further clarification. These problems are connected with each other and the aim of this article is to propose a solution for all three of them. A survey of the history of the exegesis shows, that “through the law I died to the law” is a real contradiction that cannot be explained in a satisfactory way. In the greek of the New Testament dia with genetive can denote manner. Following a personal pronoun it can more specifically denote the situation in which one finds oneself cfr. Rom. 2,27; 4,11. This is the case in Gal. 2,19, whi...
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