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NASB | Matthew 11:28 ¶ "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 11:28 ¶ "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavily burdened [by religious rituals that provide no peace], and I will give you rest [refreshing your souls with salvation]. |
Subject: Paul had problems? No one acts good? |
Bible Note: Dear Atdcross, Thank you for explaining your personal view in greater detail. This is a very unique perspective. They cause a number of questions to arise in my mind... I'll pose them to you if you don't mind: You wrote, "No one’s experience in particular is being considered. Paul, as I see it, is just using the first person as a literary device to get his point across." Is this peculiar use of the first person singular limited to chapter 7 of Romans? When Paul uses it elsewhere does he really, truly, mean himself or is he making use of this "literary device?" If elsewhere he means himself, how does one tell when he transitions from the device to the usual meaning of first person singular? Is the use of the second person plural in chapter 7 also a "literary device?" Are there any other examples in the epistolary and/or didactic genres in Scripture in which this kind of literary device is used? (Actually, it would also be interesting to see a simple example of how this literary device would aid in communication in modern contexts.) Help me to think through this literary device. In Him, Doc |