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  • From: Daniel L Christiansen <dlc AT multnomah.edu>
  • To: Corpus-paul <corpus-paul AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Dissertation topic: anhr/gunh
  • Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 08:21:43 -0700


MillerJimE AT aol.com wrote:

> DL Christiansen writes:<< My initial research suggests that ANHR always
> refers to a husband, not a man in general. >>
>
> ANHR is also used to specify adult. The most famous passage is 1
> Cor
> 13:11. Presumably women could identify with the writer that they too once
> were children but now have grown up. Does GUNH specify adult, or is it
> non-age specific like QHLUS?
> Jim Miller

Daniel replies:

It is true that ANHR refers to an adult in 1Cor 13:11. However, in that
passage,
the term is still not used to distinguish between "male and female"; the
context
explicitly limits the meaning to issues of age. Of course, my initial post
was
short, so I was probably unclear in some of the statements: my point is that
ANHR
seems to denote relationships or distinctions other than mere gender. In most
contexts, the term is paired with (if anything) GUNH. My contention is that
GUNH
should not, then, be translated "woman," but "wife."
As far as GUNH being non-age specific, I can only answer at this point
according
to my memory and general sense. I don't recall ever seeing GUNH refer to a
non-marriagable girl. That is something I haven't chased down, yet, but
based on
years of reading the text, I'll be surprised if it is so used.
The fact that "women could identify with the writer . . . too," IMO, does
not
expand the range of ANHR's meaning to include women. In the same way, I might
identify with statements made by the apostle affirming the faithfulness of
God in his
life, yet not expand the meaning of APOSTOLOS to include myself.

I appreciate the posts which are coming, both on- and off-list.

--
Daniel L. Christiansen
Department of Bible
Multnomah Bible College
8435 NE Glisan Street
Portland, OR 97220
(Also Portland Bible College, Prof of Biblical Languages)
e-mail: dlc AT multnomah.edu






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