Laura Tack, «A Face Reflecting Glory. 2 Cor 3,18 in its Literary Context (2 Cor 3,1 – 4,15).» biblica, Vol. 96 (2015) 85-112 page 98

Vol 96 (2015)

Laura Tack, «A Face Reflecting Glory. 2 Cor 3,18 in its Literary Context (2 Cor 3,1 – 4,15).», Vol. 96 (2015) 85-112

This contribution investigates the translation of the hapax legomenon katoptrizo/menoi in 2 Cor 3,18; in addition to philological and religionhistorical arguments, in particular the article takes into account the broader literary context (2 Corinthians 3–4). The main theme of that context, embodied proclamation, turns out to be an important justification of the translation “to reflect as a mirror”. Especially the link between 2 Cor 3,18 and the whole of 2 Corinthians 4, which describes Paul’s somatic identification with and manifestation of Christ, results in understanding 2 Cor 3,18 as describing the unveiled face that reflects the divine glory as a mirror.

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05_Tack_copia_85-112 04/05/15 11:11 Pagina 98 98 LAURA TACK 2 Cor 3,3 2 Cor 3, 14 […] mh. avnakalupto,menon fanerou,menoi o[ti evn Cristw/| katargei/tai\ o[ti evste. evpistolh. Cristou/ 2 Cor 4,4 […] to.n fwtismo.n tou/ euvaggeli,ou th/j do,xhj tou/ Cristou/( […] 2 Cor 4,5 ouv ga.r e`autou.j khru,ssomen avlla. VIhsou/n Cristo.n ku,rion( e`autou.j de. dou,louj u`mw/n dia. VIhsou/n 2 Cor 4,6 […] th/j do,xhj tou/ qeou/ evn prosw,pw| ÎVIhsou/Ð Cristou/Å diakonhqei/sa u`fV h`mw/n( 2 Cor 3,6 o]j kai. i`ka,nwsen h`ma/j diako,nouj kainh/j diaqh,khj […] 2 Cor 3,7 Eiv de. h` diakoni,a tou/ qana,tou […] 2 Cor 3,8 pw/j ouvci. ma/llon h` diakoni,a tou/ pneu,matoj e;stai evn do,xh|È 2 Cor 3,9 eiv ga.r th/| diakoni,a| th/j katakri,sewj do,xa( pollw/| ma/llon perisseu,ei h` diakoni,a th/j dikaiosu,nhj do,xh|Å 2 Cor 4,1 Dia. tou/to( e;contej th.n diakoni,an tau,thn kaqw.j hvleh,qhmen( ouvk evgkakou/men evggegramme,nh ouv me,lani 2 Cor 3,6 […] kainh/j diaqh,khj( ouv avlla. pneu,mati qeou/ zw/ntoj( gra,mmatoj avlla. pneu,matoj\ to. ga.r gra,mma avpokte,nnei( to. de. pneu/ma zw|opoiei/Å 2 Cor 3,8 pw/j ouvci. ma/llon h` diakoni,a tou/ pneu,matoj e;stai evn do,xh|È 2 Cor 3:17 o` de. ku,rioj to. pneu/ma, evstin\ ou- de. to. pneu/ma kuri,ou( evleuqeri,aÅ 2 Cor 3,18 […] kaqa,per avpo. kuri,ou pneu,matojÅ ouvk evn plaxi.n liqi,naij Cf. 2 Cor 3,15.4,6 avllV evn plaxi.n kardi,aij sarki,naijÅ Because of the many linguistic and/or semantic links between 2 Cor 3,1-3 and 2 Cor 3,6-18, it comes as no surprise that N.T. Wright connects h`mei/j pa,ntej in v. 18 with the Corinthian community that is described in v. 2 45. This is legitimate since the subject of 3,18 is 45 N.T. WRIGHT, “Reflected Glory. 2 Corinthians 3:18”, The Glory of Christ in the New Testament. Studies in Christology. FS G.B. Caird (eds. L.D. HURST – N.T. WRIGHT) (Oxford 1987) 139-150. Wright published his article again in 1991, without making many revisions to the central argumentation.