From: Alan M Feuerbacher (alanf@mdhost.cse.tek.com)
Date: Fri Aug 25 1995 - 16:16:50 EDT
Carlton Winbery said,
>The fact that it is in the subjunctive gives a note of contingency, but I
>think that this is because it is in a question where the exact time is in
>dispute or unknown. I think the best translation in Mark 13:4 in the
>subjunctive and with the infinitive is, "what is the sign when all these
>things will happen."
To me, that's a very fuzzy statement. Do you think that the purpose was
to be fuzzy?
>In verse 4 of Mark both instances of TAUTA seem to
>refer to the same events, what Jesus has just predicted. Its amazing what
>the writer of Matthew has done with that question!
Would you care to expand on that?
Alan Feuerbacher
alanf@mdhost.cse.tek.com
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