Corpus-Paul

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In a message dated 10/3/2003 2:05:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time, tmcos AT canada.com writes:


> Sheila, I think the context of this passage is dealing
> with dietary issues and not people per se, hence the
> emphasis on "eating" (Rom.14:15-17) Best regards, 
> Tony Costa, M.A.
>
>
> On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 13:47:59 -0400, "Sheila E. McGinn,
> Ph.D." wrote:
>
> > 
> > The following is a query from an interested party who
> > has not yet been able
> > to subscribe to the list. RSVP and I will convey your
> > remarks to him.
> > Thanks. Sheila McGinn
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AF5693 AT aol.com [mailto:AF5693 AT aol.com] 
> > Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 2:45 PM
> > To: smcginn AT jcu.edu
> > Subject: Re: Translation
> > 
> > Dear Professor McGinn:
> > 
> > I would very much appreciate if you could answer a
> > question on Romans 14:14.
> > 
> > The Greek of this is: <<oida kai pepeismai en kuriôi
> > Iêsou hoti ouden koinon
> > 
> > di' heautou: ei mê tôi logizomenôi ti koinon einai,
> > ekeinôi koinon. >>. Many
> > 
> > Greek manuscripts, including the Majority text has
> > "autou" rathar than
> > "heautou" 
> > after the word "di".
> > Could this verse possibly be translated as saying that
> > to consider others 
> > common is common? Something like:
> > I have perceived, and have been persuaded in the Lord
> > Jesus, that nothing is
> > 
> > common for him, if not him being regarded to be
> > somewhat (or to some degree)
> > 
> > common, for that (one) is common.
> > or maybe;
> > I have perceived, and have been persuaded in the Lord
> > Jesus, that nothing is
> > 
> > common for him, if not the reasoning to be somewhat
> > common, for that (one)
> > is 
> > common.
> > or maybe;
> > I have perceived, and have been persuaded in the Lord
> > Jesus, that nothing is
> > 
> > common for him, if not him regarding to be someway
> > common for that (one) is 
> > common.
> > 


It's true the main topic of this chapter is food, but I don't think that negates the possibility that Rom. 14:14 could be referring to not treating others as common. Actually, I wasn't looking for an interpretation of verse 14 per se (though I don't mind interpretations being offered). My question is a whether the Greek grammar rules out my interpretation. My knowledge of Greek is poor, so I'm hoping someone who knows Greek better than I do can answer my question.

Albert