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A Grammatical Study Of The Passive Voice In The Synoptic Gospels, David Moke
A Grammatical Study Of The Passive Voice In The Synoptic Gospels, David Moke
Master of Sacred Theology Thesis
The purpose of this investigation is to examine the use of the passive voice in the Synoptic Gospels. Every verb in the Synoptic Gospels that occurs in the passive voice is examined without exception to determine if it is used to cover or veil the divine name of God or God's divine activity. This idea was suggested by the Index of Subjects of the Blasa-Debrunner-Funk Grammar. Under the subject of the Passive (voice) is listed the use of the passive "to avoid the divine name. 112 It was also noted that Joachim Jeremias in two of his works quite often …