From: Bryan Rocine (brocine@earthlink.net)
Date: Wed Sep 15 1999 - 16:45:24 EDT
B-Greeks,
I think DE is a significant connective in Gk discourse,
right? Why do about half of the twenty or so Eng
translations I checked *not* translate it in Luke 17:7? I
ask because it seems to me that when the translators ignore
the particle here, they weaken a more explicit connection
between Jesus' description of the unprofitable servant and
the apostles' request, "Increase our faith!" Making use of
the connective DE, I suggest an outline vv. 5-10 as follows:
Request:
"Increase our faith"
2-fold Reply:
A. Faith's possibilities (mustard seed analogy)
DE ("but")
B. Believer's responsibility (unprofitable servant analogy)
What DE ye think?
Bryan
B. M. Rocine
Associate Pastor
Living Word Church
6101 Court St. Rd.
Syracuse, NY 13206
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