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A New Approach to 1 Corinthians 13.11

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 February 2009

Todd K. Sanders
Todd K. Sanders
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Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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Extract

The opening words of 1 Corinthians 13 have undergone numerous translations since their initial composition in the first century C.E. Although translators have often differed in semantic emphasis, there is remarkable agreement regarding the function of ἤ. Indeed, in every translation ἤ has been rendered as a disjunctive conjunction, equivalent to the English ‘or’. Unfortunately, this consensus has never produced a wholly satisfactory translation, resulting instead in some rather creative etymological crusades.

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Short Studies
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New Testament Studies , Volume 36 , Issue 4 , October 1990 , pp. 614 - 618
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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