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NE502. Exegetical Methods and Practice Prof. 1. M. Gundry-Volf

Worksheet #5. Analysis of a Gospel Pericope

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Instructions. Using the Synopsis of the Four Gospels, complete the following

tasks/ questi ons.

1. Make a copy of pericope 84 (Matt 8: 1-4; Mark 1 :40-45; Luke 5: 12-16) and use the underlining system of Fee (6.3, pp. 130-31) to indicate the correspondences and differences in wording.

2. What "tradition(s)" (see Fee, 131, 136) does the pericope appear in? Give the references

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[no. 84]

Matt. 8.1-4 - Mark 3.13-19 - Luke 6.46-49 _ John 4.43-46

VIII. JESUS' MINISTRY IN GALILEE CONTINUED

spread the news, so that Jesus r could no concerning him; and great multitudes galonger openly enter a town, thered to hear and to be healed of their inbut was out in the country; firmities. l6Bu! he withdrew to !he wilderness and prayed.

and people came to him [rom every quarter. cp. v. 15

84. Cleansing of tbe Leper (cp. no. 42)

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Mark 1.40-45 (,,0.42. p. J9)

Matt. 8.1-4 (tw.76 7.28-29 p. M)

1 Wben he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him; land

J behold, a leper came to him

and ~n_e!l. before him,

4fJf-!12. ~ ~~r ..ca!!l~ t~ hJr!L beseeching him, and kneeling

............ 41:0 ..... c,

said to him, "If you will, you can

make me clean." 41 Moved with pity, ~ut his hand and touched him, and said to him, "} will; be clean. ,. 42And i~a"t.eIY the leprosy left fiiID,

and he was made clean. <l3And he sternly

saying,

"Lord, if you wiil, you can

<I make me clean" 3And

hestretched out bis hand and touched him,

saying, <or will; be clean." And

9 iInrnedTat~"ty- his leprosy was cleansed.

_ .i) oJtI ... q "" .. .p..~ c_';"

~ charged him, and sent him away at once,

12 Jesus,¥id to him, "~ that you say Doth~ to any one; b2!.K9J~lll$lUuJbe priest, and offer

IS the giJt~oses commanded, for a proof to the people. " r

""and said (0 him, "See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the . priest, ~d 2f!.et _r 0I. r9ur deaD5in,S

what .Moses commanded, for.!. proof to the people."! 4SBut he went out and began to talk freely about it, and to

Luke 5.12-16 (110,42. p.39)

llWhile

he was in one of the cities,

there came a man full of leprosy; and when

he"~; "j-;;'';s:h; ~Ii ;n-his ~[~ce and be-

souzht him, "Lord~ if YOU will, you can

-." V":.. ~'"t"Ga;

make me dean." BAnd

~ stretched out his hand and touched him,

saying, "I will; be clean." And

imm~Tately the I;prosy lert him.

l4And he charged

-~

hiID-1o tell

DO one; bUI "go and show yourself to the priest, a~an offering for your cleans-

--- " .. ,; .. tc .. '" ~~

~ as Moses commaoded, for a

proof to the people.". <_. --15 But

so much the more the report wen! abroad

Mati.: 1 And when R I camel was come A R I great multitudes A R II 2 lbore.cR.me (+ 10 him R) a leper and worshipped him, saying. A R II 3 And Jesus put forth A lout) forth R I be thou (+ made R) clean A R I Immediately] straightway R II <I Sec thou tell DO mao; A R I go Iby way shew A R I tor a testimony unto tbem A R Mutt; 40 And there cometh (came A) 10 him a leper R (- A) I kn""ling down to him. and .aying unto rum, A R II 41 And Jesus (and being R)' moved "';th compasaion A R J be] - A I put forth his A J o"IJ forth R 1 be thou (+ made R) clean A R II 42 And straigbtway R : And as soon as h. bad spoken. immediately A I leprosy departed from him A R I was cleansed A II 43 he strictly (straitly A) charged A R , and straightway sent him out R : and forthwith sent him away A II 44 See thou oay A R J one] man A R.I go Iby way, shew A Rl I cleanaing the (those A) thing, wbieb A R 1 for" testimony unto them. A R II 4S began to publish it much, and to spread (blaze A) abroad the maner, insomuch Wat Jesus A R I longer] more A R I enter into. (the A) city A R I was without in desert places A It J people) they A R

Lake: 12 And it came 10 pass, while (when A) he A R I in a certain city A I behold a man A R I : wbo seeing Jesus leU A I him. saying, A R II 13 put forth hi, A J outl forth R J be thou (. made R) clean A R I immediately] straightway R I leprosy departed from him. A It II 14 DO man A R J 110 thy way. and R I and orr.,. for A It I accordins as A R I a testimony unto them. A R II IS more went there • fame abroad of him: A (R - T) J multitudes came togcth~r to A R I healed by him A II 16 withd.-.:", b:imseII A R J in tbe deserts, and R

Matt.: r Greek 10 them II 2: ML, 9.18; 15.25; 18.26; 20.20; In. 9.38 II 4: Mk- 3.12; 5.4J; 7.36; 8.30; 9,9; Los. 14.2 Mark; [Greek ro them II g Greek IlL II 4-4: Lev. 13.49; 14 .. 2-32

l.ab: 0 Greek 10 them Ii 12-16; U;. 17.11-19 Ii 14: Lev. 13.49; 14.2-32 II I~: Lk. 4.14,37; M(. 9.26 II 16: ll. 3.21; 6.12; 9.18,28; ILl

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Matth. 8,1-4 - Marc, 3, 13-19 - Luc, 6,46-49 - Ioh. 4,43-46

VIII. MINISTERIUM IN GALILAEA CONTINUATUR

WEITERE WIRKSAMKEIT IN GALILAA

JESUS' MINISTRY IN GALILEE CONTINUED

Heiltmg de!> Aussiitzigen

84, Leprosus (cf. nr. 42)

Cleansing of the Leper

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!Cai fjpXOVtO np(x; a(l1:ov ltuVt0gev.

Marth. 8.1-4

Luc. 5,12.16 (m, n, p, 39)

Marc, 1,4Q-45

(M.l' 7,211-'29 p.64) rM.n.p.39)

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J 1Soil J,.m~ rltpoo-eAe<bv 40Kai tPXEt<II npO; au'fov M:npo<;

12 Kal ertVE'CO tv tiP d vtn uurav tv I.u!;i 1'10 v n6M:(r)v teU i [Sou avi(p (ltAnp11~ !.tnpu.;" ~ lomv lit I tOV 'J11O'oQv, rnEO'<bv tid np6O'(r)nQv Deocn!l11 aoroO" Akroov' JCUP1E, Mv atil.u.;. IiUvuO'al

npom:riJvEI ail1:4)

JCU Pl€, Mv £Iv... Ul;, MvuO'ul

ltap<IteaA&v aUT6v 0 !Cai yovonE"t(1)v T " l' At-yoov Onu.4) r 6ft Mv aD..TJ~ ouvacroJ

)kyoov'

6 JUl !Ca&apiO'al. 3!Cai I!E lCu9up!O'al. 41 rlCai f crn:i.a.nVlcrgei!; fW lCa9ap10'(l\. BlCat

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'ltpocrl:veyJCov ItPOO-EVf:}'KE m:pi 'toO I(UOapl(l'l!oiJ cou 1tpocrEwyJCe "F 1tEpi TOI} !Ca9apl(l'~OO crou

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cr. v. 1-5

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J ... ct I.e 17.11-14 II "Lv 13,49 (14,2-32) II "'°ct Me 1,35 (fir. 39, p. 37); Lc 4,42 [nr, 39, p. 37)

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Worksheet #4. Word Study.

Instructions: Answer the following questions by using the articles in BAGD and a concordance.

A. lLVcrIDptoy ffi,ph 3:3)

1. What authors from the I century B.C.E. until the IT century C.E. used J.1'UO't1]PIOV (consult the introductory paragraph of the article and the three indexes at the front of the lexicon)? If you cannot determine the date of the reference from the lexicon, list these

separately. Hdf:. We,,,,,d.,tv5 t' Be c_krs x ,...D .

~ly i Oi~d"('''5 );(,()\vs ~ r Fe A kirkr ~ ~

Souo.. e_~ ; - ~'"~ ",of- l,$+" 1-

2. What is the meaning of J.1:UO'tT]ptoV in secular Greek (consult the introductory i '1 paragraph)~) ""!$'e(""-\I'5~u","t r,tc: I ~e",.ret +e"_~L.,) I"(~l-el ~I' ";'"","C6:L\«<-j ~;7LJ""_,",,,"""'7 5*""0 cvsf.o..--s C;Q .. ~;::-C-r._

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3. What is the specialized meaning of J.I,\)O't1]ptOV in the the NT and other early Christian literature, according to BAGD (consult the introductory paragraph)?

c-. 5"t:.-c-l 1kr-<'>fLh ~t"-,,,,:> t c1t-s-f ...... :;"·_A.Q,-,-,_"" ; G~, ... ,_h.',,·L.._ €Vrl' l;Jd",,",, .{;" '<L ~\Il<.-a..."'_

\Y"""e«.~ f" ~~ ~f ~),~ k b....x .,t,\nW' (-e'-'C. f t veve..j -e J GL< \- -\c 1l.,,:...:. ,h.._.k.......W 4. How does the context of J.1'UO"'t1]ptoV in Eph 3:3 support the meaning BAGD ascribes to

the term in the NT? I-

It o...J~5 (\l ~J.... k~..... {.." ......... 'l ~~l".. +'Ow. ~ __ ~(

t'{:.;- d-£Oo<. '7 DJ:cJ ~ -it L; ~\~? s;

s, qroUa mph 2:16) (Qbrt-rl . )

NES02. Exegetical Method and Practice. Prof. J. M Gundry-Volf

Sample Incorporation of Grammatical Analysis into Exegesis Paper. Eph 1: 13.

The Greek construction of v. 13 is complex and requires explanation. • E v cQ. "in whom" refers to Christ (the antecedent is xptcr'tcQ in v. 12). ·rJ.LE~. "you," is separated from its verb, ecrcppa.yicr91)'te, "were sealed," by two participial clauses: (1) a.1Co-Ucrav'tE~ ... , "having heard ... ," and (2) 1t1,crn:-Ucrav'tE<;. "having believed .... " Coming before the main verb, the participles indicate antecedent, or preceding, action: the action of sealing is preceded by those of hearing and believing. 1 The actions are complete, as suggested by the aorist tense of all three verbs.t "You have been sealed in [Christ]" refers to God's action.3

, eO"cppayicr911tE is a so-called "divine passive. "4 The means by which God sealed them is indicated in the phrase, 1:4> 1tVE-UJ.Lan 'til<; E1taYYEAia<; 1:ql o.yiQl. "by the promised Holy Spirit "5 The main point of the verse is thus that believers have been sealed by God in Christ through the Holy Spirit. The two participles, "having heard" and "having believed," describe the human actions that logically precede the divine action of sealing or are presupposed by it. Since sealing with the Spirit refers to the gift of the Spirit that accompanies belief in the gospel (cf. 2 Cor 1:21-22), we should take the sequence as logical rather than chronological. Hearing and believing refer to the evangelistic preaching of the gospel ("the word of truth," "the gospel of your salvation ") and the readers'

conversion to Christ. The "word" and the "gospel" are described in such a way as to

emphasize their authenticity: the content of the word is truth, and the benefit brought by the gospel is salvation. Why does the author mention the human actions of hearing and believing that are presupposed by and comcomitant with the divine action of sealing?

Perhaps so as to locate this sealing in the readers' own conversion experience, and thus to strengthen their trust in God's saving work in their lives.

1 cr. Portee. Idioms, 188. 2 ce. Porter, Idioms, 35.

3 Cf. 2 Cor 1:21-22: " ... God, who sealed (0 acppa'YtoaJ.U:vo~) you and gave the downpayment of the Spirit in our hearts,"

4 cr. BDP § 130, 1.

5 The dative t4) 1tV€uJ.1<X'tt is instrumental. The genitive tii~ emlTI€A{m; is descriptive.

Lecture 2

Review Worksheet 1.

Recommend as resource for individual witnesses Metzger, Text, chap. II; Aland, Text, chap. ill (tables with category ratings; on category definition, see pp. 332ff.)

Read Metzger's comments on Eph 1:1 in Textual Commentary.

Sample treatment for text critical problem for exegesis paper:

"The reading that omits the words "in Ephesus" is to be preferred on the basis of clearly stronger external evidence (including the important witnesses P46, ~*, B*, 424c 1739, and manuscripts referred to by Basil and Origen's text).' Even though other Pauline epistles identify the location of the addressees in the letter prescript (Rom 1:7; Phil 1: 1; 1 2 Cor; Gal; Phil; Col; 1 2 Thess), this letter appears not to have done so. Instead it may have originally been a circular letter without a local address sent to various churches, the association with Ephesus coming at a later date. The original text probably read "Paul, apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints, the ones who are also faithful in Christ Jesus."

Internal Evidence

1. Intrinsic probability

Does a reading fit the author's style? (check grammars, do concordance searches)

Does a reading fit the author's vocabulary? " II

Does a reading conform to author's ideas or immediate context?

2. Transcriptional probability

Copyists could make inadvertent or intentional changes.

Basic rule: Which reading best explains the origin of the others? Which is more difficult in style, grammar or thought?

Which is shorter?

Which results in verbal dissidence between two passages (e.g. in case of citation of LXX)?

1 See further Metzger, Textual Commentary, 601.

NE502. Exegetical Method and Practice. Fall 1997 Prof. Iudith Gundry- Volf

Worksheet #1: Textual Criticism

Eph 1:1: [ev 'E<pecrCQ]

1. What do the brackets [ ] signify? ~J"6-t ~75JJ;t ~J ~ L, +_

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v. ~.

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5~at kinds of witnesses (papyri, uncials, minuscules, lectionaries, ancient versions,

I early church fathers) support this reading? List each kind that has. witnesses for this

reading, and list the individual witnesses for each kind. I r

'It j\.<.;as - ,-,AT'S L

j c..,.. ~ A - II kc,..,.J:_.,~ ......... ; •.. : S L.J<:'s • s"" . .J ( ~ fl.

4,8,P{t; B -"......l-[""fL

4I~'<~'«-t (I I 0 - r{1..~!I, (..).1".(.... .... r- (

Ii" - ~\ "'t "- +-.-u- -

- vV'<:;"'(

, 3. What major text types support this reading? List the three major text types that have ~ witnesses for this readin~d list at least one individual witness for each type.

tU~ 1 f~~L~Lj~5 .~~:

C?> k}- . (J.:) a y z: -

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4. What is the significance of "2" in the witness ~2 and B2 and of "c" in the witness WC?

f. ( I ,g"- ~"..(<o.,.... .... ,(;<'>'~ ...... ...)...e . t. -L>~ I"h .... LL.

(' 0 (.,_test c~~ r _ < C<>I">"C<: 1-, ., .... s .

J \0..- c- ·(_-?fr/(lrrr~i;~t.,~ )..._'sc..rt:. R..(,<"'7" . ~_'r """ ...... (.. :1- -e .... «.,r

2~ l (~ u

5. What is the earliest witness for this reading and what is its dating?

!Sf C40\- 'f..- _, - 8_v",L·<1.vS

""'lvI.a.t{;<o~ G l

~ s~

6. What is the most reliable witness for this reading, and why? . r . MA2<.'" c.k, J

A\ J - l1.,hJ5"<-"\{ ~3 "/

rt '{..'(.£< r, [1.'1 I" \

T4~--'~

7. The variant reading omits tv' E<pEO'CQ. What kinds of witnesses (papyri, uncials. ~.

minuscules, lectionaries, ancient versions, early church fathers) support this reading? list \

each kind that has witnesses for this reading. and list the individual witnesses for each (i < 'y

kind tJ'<5<...;~"i

• W~ jf~*r. C I

- ~.'" I X' B ~ I.{ 1.1 , v-.::~IL\'r ,V\

_ .,._t\ o1K .... rs 1 uB S

[u~ i. ) rr

8. What major text type supports this reading and what are its witnesses?

~ky~,J~~

9. What is the earliest witness for this reading and what is its date? p ~v - J_o"D A-D

10. Which reading has the strongest external evidence and why?

NE502. Exegetical Method and Practice. Fall 1 m Prof. Judith Gundry- Volf

Worksheet #1: Textual Criticism

Epb 1: 1: [tv' EcpeoCQl

1. What do the brackets [] signify? ' lr.u.Ll-s

(-2. What kinds of witnesses (papyri, uncials, minuscules, lectionaries, ancient versions, 1- early church fathers) supportthis reading? List each lQnd that bas witnesses for this reading, and list the individual witnesses for each kind

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1_ 1'1U:':"{";> ),'.'

__ 2... ""_:;~"!k"'~<U ,1-1;'1": JPQ.c....f\ L.s

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ve/Jlo>'V$ - ~ u.-r~

) - " -~

3. What major text types support this reading?_Ust the three major text types that have

'i" witnesses for this readiP;_'-"l'\d list at least one' individual witness for each tm· r

. _- 'I~_ -. ~:- -... vk ""'''':irr .,k.J A-rr ~ ~<:- AJq:-d",.~, tUc::s;-k,..-- --I

~ "'i?Yi!&....:.ih ....

- ....... -

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9. What is the earliest witness for this reading and what is its date?

J'J....e. eJ<-.-.h..,.~.j. Iu~~<; <$ r- ~'--- ._ 2.60 A .1'>-

~ ~e strongest external evidence and why?

-tz;:_~ r ~(, k, '], J-w~ ""~M'\I~~ . It ,~'l.JLt I c~_i J" IL or'I,,,J ,

v..:::: r" eo .... t-

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1:4 lCaHroc; E~EAe~a'to Tlf.LCi<; EV au't<p 1tPO lCa'ta~o/..:ij<; lCOO'f.LO'l) eivai Tlf.LCiC;

ayio'U<; leai UJ,Lolf.LOt)<; lCa'tEVol1rtOV av'to'fi tv a:yu1tTI. I L L- (- I

c, ~ ck,:,s M, \.."""-\.I~ 1k ~~ \L ~\d +- k I.-.AyJ ~~\:." $ ~ ~ 51) <I- I'M.., r:rJ<i!.,

a lea9ro<;

- sense ("just as" [comparative], "to the degree that," "in so far as" (causal], "when" [temporal]): ~ r--<v'S'" ~ k ,...,.,$ e_ t r .... 50 t..,_ Q') "} - ; £.. (tL..l$« (

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b. ESE/..i~a'to

- use of aorist !past action, present action, future action, omnitemporal action, timeless action): f"'s~ (f)'e~ (hJ\V", f;)..,_~''''L

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