Jeffrey Gibson
jgibson@acfsysv.roosevelt.edu
On Wed, 11 Dec 1996, Jonathan Robie wrote:
> Louw and Nida say that the phrase AFES TOUS NEKROUS QAYAI TOUS hEAUTWN
> NEKROUS is "an idiom, possibly an adage, literally 'let the dead bury their
> dead'", and say that this idiom means 'the matter in question is not the
> real issue' - 'that is not what I mean, that is not the issue, that is not
> the point'. Therefore, they interpret:
>
> Luke 9:60 (GNT) EIPEN DE AUTW: AFES TOUS NEKROUS QAYAI TOUS hEAUTWN NEKROUS,
> SU DE APELQWN DIAGGELLE THN BASILEIAN TOU QEOU.
>
> as:
>
> "That is not the issue; you go and announce the kingdom of God."
>
> I wish they had footnotes in their lexicon. What kind of evidence is there
> that this phrase might be used as an idiom?
>
> P.S. They also mention that some scholars understand this as 'let those who
> are spiritually dead take care of their own dead'
>
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