Comments on: Galatians 1.15–16 http://readbetterpreachbetter.com/2009/11/10/galatians-1-15%e2%80%9316/ Bible Hermeneutics, Ethics & Preaching Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:35:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Con Campbell http://readbetterpreachbetter.com/2009/11/10/galatians-1-15%e2%80%9316/#comment-870 Con Campbell Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:32:32 +0000 http://readbetterpreachbetter.com/?p=1010#comment-870 Thanks, Steve. In all seriousness, I meant to consult your books on this before I published the blog, but forgot. I'm trying to get into the habit of including your stuff as part of the arsenal of tools I use for exegesis. Thanks, Steve. In all seriousness, I meant to consult your books on this before I published the blog, but forgot. I’m trying to get into the habit of including your stuff as part of the arsenal of tools I use for exegesis.

]]> By: Steve Runge http://readbetterpreachbetter.com/2009/11/10/galatians-1-15%e2%80%9316/#comment-869 Steve Runge Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:01:33 +0000 http://readbetterpreachbetter.com/?p=1010#comment-869 Con, Nice post! Regarding εὐθέως, you might say it is anticipatory, creating the expectation that he did indeed consult at some point. This consultation is the next major development in v. 18, as you indicate. There you find another clause-initial temporal adverb Ἔπειτα, making the connection to/resumption of v. 16 explicit. The use of εὐθέως is like the first shoe dropping, simply creating the expectation that a corresponding element will follow. Con,

Nice post! Regarding εὐθέως, you might say it is anticipatory, creating the expectation that he did indeed consult at some point. This consultation is the next major development in v. 18, as you indicate. There you find another clause-initial temporal adverb Ἔπειτα, making the connection to/resumption of v. 16 explicit. The use of εὐθέως is like the first shoe dropping, simply creating the expectation that a corresponding element will follow.

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