Koine and Biblical and Medieval Greek • Re: πρὸς φθόνον ἐπιποθεῖ τὸ πνεῦμα (James 4:5)

Hi all, just to zoom out to the broader context (and in passing I note that I agree with Michael that, when you read the whole sentence, τὸ πνεῦμα must be the object, especially given κατῴκισεν in the relative clause for which the subject must be God):

I was just wondering whether anyone has considered whether the background context James refers to here is Isaiah 63:10 and ff. All the key elements seem to be there: the spirit that God put within/among people (63:11: ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ θεὶς ἐν αὐτοῖς τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον;), God becoming enemy of people because they were disobedient and so provoked his enmity (63:10: αὐτοὶ δὲ ἠπείθησαν καὶ παρώξυναν τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐστράφη αὐτοῖς εἰς ἔχθραν, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπολέμησεν αὐτούς.), etc.

(Not sure about the reference to jealousy in this context: however if Isaiah 63 is the general background source, which is a pure guess, the general story from 63:8 on could explain it, as he there is a reference to 'his' people being disobedient and grieving him? Οὐχ ὁ λαός μου τέκνα οὐ μὴ ἀθετήσωσιν; ... αὐτοὶ δὲ ἠπείθησαν καὶ παρώξυναν τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον αὐτοῦ· ...)

Maybe there is no connection, but have a read of James 4 and Isaiah 63:7 and ff. and please let me know your thoughts, thanks!

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Cheers, Chad

Statistics: Posted by cb — Sun Jul 07, 2024 2:13 am

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