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  • From: "Billy LeJeune" <billyl AT wcs.edu>
  • To: "Corpus-paul" <corpus-paul AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: the role of the law in salvation-history
  • Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 09:18:16 -0500


I would agree that,

The issue being addressed to these non-Jewish addressees is not
about observing
the Law, but about becoming proselytes, ie., people of the Law

and add that the ironic ridicule is that they are considering joining a
people under a curse! Even if they were able to do all the law, the
curse is already in place. The law-observance of the Israelites is
certainly not in their thinking, that's the point. If it were they
wouldn't be tempted to join.

Respectfully,
Billy LeJeune




-----Original Message-----
From: Mark D. Nanos [mailto:nanosmd AT home.com]
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 9:15 AM
To: Corpus-paul
Subject: [corpus-paul] Re: the role of the law in salvation-history



Good discussion,
Nice to hear from you again Moon.

I would just like to bring attention to a situational factor that should
effect how anyone goes about exegeting this curse language in Galatians.
The
issue being addressed to these non-Jewish addressees is not about
observing
the Law, but about becoming proselytes, ie., people of the Law. Note the
ironic ridicule of 5:3 is aimed at the addressees failure to be thinking
about the result of that choice, observance of the whole Law. So the
issue
to be determined in the argument of the letter is not about the
Law-observance of Israelites; that is the furthest thing from the mind
of
the addressees. It must make sense of what Paul is trying to dissuade
them
from: becoming Israelites.

Regards,
Mark
--
Mark D. Nanos, Ph.D.
313 NE Landings Dr.
Lee's Summit, MO 64064
USA
nanosmd AT home.com



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