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GREEK CONSTITUENT STRUCTURE DISPLAYS FOR I CORINTHIANS
CONSTITUENT DISPLAY OF I CORINTHIANS 1:10-17
MIXED TEXTTYPES
POINT 1:(H) Motivation ¶
THESIS:(H) Reason ¶
THESIS: 10 Parakalw de umaV, adelfoi, dia tou
onomatoV tou kuriou hmwn Ihsou Cristou, ina to auto leghte
panteV, kia mh h en umin scismata, hte de kathrtismenoi
en tw autw noi kai en th auth gnwmh.
REASON:(E) Amplification ¶
THESIS: 11 edhlwqh gar moi peri umwn, adelfoi
mou, upo twn ClohV oti epideV en umin eisin.
AMPLIFICATION: 12 legw de touto, oti ekastoV
umwn legei, 'Egw men eimi Paulou,' 'Eyw de
Apollw,' 'Egw de Khfa,' 'Egw de Cristou.'
MOTIVATION:(P) Comment ¶
THESIS:(P) Coordinate ¶
THESIS1: 13 memeristai o CristoV
THESIS2: mh PauloV estaurwqh uper umwn,
THESISn: h eiV to onoma Paulou ebaptisqhte;
COMMENT:(P) Reason ¶
THESIS:(P) Clarification ¶
THESIS: 14 eucaristw [tw qew] oti oudena
umwn ebaptisa ei mh Krispon kai Gaion, 15 ina
mh tiV eiph oti eiV to emon onoma ebaptisqhte.
CLARIFICATION:(N) Antithetical ¶
THESIS: 16 ebaptisa de kai ton
Stefana oikon.
ANTITHESIS: loipon ouk oida ei tina allon ebaptisa.
REASON: 17 ou gar apesteilen me CristoV
baptizein alla euaggelizesqai, ouk en sofia logou,
ina mh kenwqh o stauroV tou Cristou.
Key: E=Expository; H=Hortatory; N=Narrative; P=Persuasive
CONSTITUENT DISPLAY OF I CORINTHIANS 2:6-16
PERSUASIVE TEXTTYPE
POINT X:(P) Amplification ¶
THESIS: 6 Sofian de laloumen en toiV teleioiV sofian de
ou tou aiwoV toutou oude twn arcontwn tou aiwnoV toutou twn
katargoumenwn.
AMPLIFICATION:(P) Amplification ¶
THESIS:(P) Reason ¶
THESIS: 7 alla laloumen qeou sofian en musthriw,
thn apokekrummenhn, hn prowrisen o qeoV pro twn
aiwnwn eiV doxan hmwn, 8 hn oudeiV twn apcontwn
tou aiwnoV toutou egnwken.
REASON:(P) Evidence ¶
THESIS: ei gar egnwsan, ouk an ton kurion thV doxhV estaurwsan.
EVIDENCE: 9 alla kaqwV gegraptai,
'A sfqalmoV ouk eiden kai ouV ouk hkousen
kai epi kardian anqrwpou ouk anebh,
a htoimasen o qeoV toiV agapwsin auton.'
AMPLIFICATION:(P) Amplification ¶
THESIS:(P) Clarification ¶
THESIS: 10 hmin de apekaluyen o qeoV dia tou pneumatoV.
CLARIFICATION:(P) Amplification ¶
THESIS: to gar pneuma panta erauna,
kai ta baqh tou qeou.
AMPLIFICATION:Rhetor. (P) Evidence ¶
EVIDENCE: 11 tiV gar oiden anqrwpwn ta tou
anqrwpou ei mh to pneuma tou anqrwpou
to en autw;
THESIS: outwV kai ta tou qeou oudeiV
egnwken ei mh to pneuma tou qeou.
AMPLIFICATION:Chiastic (P) Antithetical ¶
THESIS A1: 12 hmeiV de ou to pneuma tou
kosmou elabomen alla to pneuma to ek tou qeou, ina
eidwmen ta upo tou qeou carqenta hmin.
13 a kai laloumen ouk en didaktoiV anqrwpinhV
sofiaV logoiV all' en didaktoiV pneumatoV,
pneumatikoiV pneumatika sugkpinonteV.
ANTITHESIS B: 14 yucikoV de anqrwpoV ou decetai
ta tou pneumatoV tou qeou, mwpia gar autw
estin, kai ou dunatai gnwnai, oti pneumatikwV
anakpinetai.
THESIS A2:(P) Evidence ¶
THESIS: 15 o depneumatikoV anakpinei
[ta] panta, autoV de up' oudenoV anakrinetai.
EVIDENCE:(P) Comment ¶
THESIS: 16 tiV gar egnw noun kupiou,
oV sumbibasei auton;
COMMENT: hmeiV de noun Cristou ecomen.
Key: E=Expository; H=Hortatory; N=Narrative; P=Persuasive
Note: The punctuation of 2:7-8 follows the corrected third edition of the UBS
Greek New Testament
CONSTITUENT DISPLAY OF I CORINTHIANS 3:10-15
PRIMARILY EXPOSITORY TEXTTYPE
POINT X:(P) Illustration ¶ THESIS: verse 5 ILLUSTRATION:(P) Coordinate ¶ THESIS1: verses 6-9 THESIS2: verses 10-15 analyzed below
THESIS2:(E) Amplification ¶ THESIS:(E) Comment ¶ THESIS: 10 Kata thn carin tou qeou thn doqeisan moi wV sofoV arcitektwn qemelion eqhka, alloV de epoikodomei. COMMENT:(H) Reason ¶* THESIS: ekastoV de blepetw pwV epoikodomei. REASON: 11 qemelion gar allon oudein dunatai qeinai para ton keimenon, oV estin 'IhsouV CristoV. AMPLIFICATION:(E) Reason ¶ THESIS: 12 ei de tiV epokodomei epi ton qemelion cruson, argupon, liqouV timiouV, xula, xorton, kalamhn, 13 ekastou to ergon faneron genhsetai, h gar hmera dhlwsei. REASON:(E) Amplification ¶ THESIS: oti en puri apokaluptetai, kai ekastou to ergon opoion estin to pur [auto] dokimasei. AMPLIFICATION:(E) Antithetical ¶ THESIS: 14 ei tinoV to ergon menei o epoikodomhsen, misqon lhmyetai. ANTITHESIS: 15 ei tinoV to eryon katakahsetai, zhmiwqhsetai, autoV de swqhsetai, outwV de wV dia puroV.
Key: E=Expository; H=Hortatory; N=Narrative; P=Persuasive *This paragraph functions as a hortatory aside.
CONSTITUENT DISPLAY OF I CORINTHIANS 6:12-20
HORTATORY TEXTTYPE
POINT N:(H) Reason ¶ REASON:(H) Antithetical ¶ INTRODUCTION:(H) Coordinate ¶ THESIS1: 12 Panta moi exestin, all' ou panta sumferei. THESIS2: panta moi exestin, all' ouk egw exousiasqhsomai upo tinoV. ANTITHESIS:(H) Antithetical ¶ THESIS: 13 ta brwmata th koilia, kai h koilia toiV brwmasin. ANTITHESIS: o de qeoV kai tauthn kai tauta katarghsei. THESIS:(H) Comment ¶ THESIS: to de swma ou th porneia alla tw kupiw kai o kupioV tw swmati. COMMENT: 14 o de qeoV kai ton kupion hgeiren kai hmaV exegerei dia thV dunamewV autou. THESIS:(H) Motivation ¶ MOTIVATION:(H) Result ¶ THESIS: 15 ouk oidate oti ta swmata umwn melh Cristou estin; RESULT:Rhetorical (H) Clarification ¶ THESIS: araV oun ta melh tou Cristou poihsw pornhV melh; CLARIFICATION:(H) Reason ¶ THESIS: mh genoito. REASON:(H) Antithetical ¶ THESIS:(H) Evidence ¶ THESIS: 16 [h] ouk oidate oti o kollwmenoV th pornh en swma estin; EVIDENCE: Esontai gar, fhsin, oi duo eiV sarka mian. ANTITHESIS: 17 o de kollwmenoV tw kuriw en pneuma estin. THESIS:(H) Motivation ¶ THESIS:(H) Reason ¶ THESIS: 18 feugete thn porneian. REASON: pan amarthma o ean poihsh anqrwpoV ektoV tou swmatoV estin, o de porneuwn eiV to idion swma amartanei. MOTIVATION:(H) Result ¶ THESIS:Rhetorical (H) Amplification ¶ AMPLIFICATION: 19 h ouk oidate oti to swma umwn naoV tou in umin agiou pneumatoV estin, ou ecete apo qeou, kai ouk este eautwn; THESIS: 20 hgorasqhte gar timhV. RESULT: doxasate dh ton qeon in tw swmati umwn.
Key: E=Expository; H=Hortatory; N=Narrative; P=Persuasive
CONSTITUENT DISPLAY OF I CORINTHIANS 10:23-11:1
HORTATORY TEXTTYPE
POINT N:(H) Generalization ¶ INTRODUCTION:(H) Coordinate ¶ THESIS1: 23 Panta exestin, all' ou panta sumferei. THESIS2: Panta exestin, all' ou panta oikodomei. GENERALIZATION:Chiastic (H) Coordinate ¶ THESIS A1: 24 mhdeiV to eautou zhteitw alla to tou eterou. THESIS:(H) Coordinate ¶ THESIS B1: 25 Pan to en makellw pwloumenon esqiete mhden anakrinonteV dia thn suneidhsin, 26 tou kuriou gar h gh kai to plhrwma authV. THESIS B2:(H) Antithetical ¶ THESIS: 27 ei tiV kalei umaV twn apistwn kai qelete poreuesqai, pan to paratiqemenon umin esqiete mhden anakrinonteV dia thn suneidhsin. ANTITHESIS:(H) Reason ¶ THESIS: 28 ean de tiV umin eiph, Touto ieroquton estin, mh esqiete di' ekeinon ton mhnusanta kai thn suneidhsin—29 suneidhsin de legw ouci thn eautou alla thn tou eterou. REASON:(H) Coordinate ¶ THESIS1: inati gar h eleuqeria mou krinetai upo allaV suneidhsewV; THESIS2: 30 ei egw cariti metecw, ti blasfhmoumai uper ou egw eucaristw; THESIS A2:(H) Comment ¶ THESIS:(H) Amplification ¶ THESIS: 31 eite oun esqiete eite pinete eite ti poieite, panta eiV doxan qeou poieite. AMPLIFICATION: 32 aproskopoi kai IoudaioiV ginesqe kai Ellhsin kai th ekklhsia tou qeou, 33 kaqwV kagw panta pasin areskw, mh zhtwn to emautou sumforon alla to twn tollwn, ina swqwsin. COMMENT: 11:1 mimhtai mou genesqe, kaqwV kagw Cristou.
Key: E=Expository; H=Hortatory; N=Narrative; P=Persuasive
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