Short (5-20 mins)
New TestamentBiblical Languages
Evangelical
Did the Canaanite Woman Agree or Disagree with Jesus? (Matt 15:27)
Theologian
Bill Mounce
Duration
7.20
Uploaded to YouTube
18 November 2019
Added to Database
17 December 2025
YouTube description
When the woman answers Jesus, "Yes, Lord," is she agreeing or disagreeing? Most translations use an adversative like "but" for the following γάρ even though that gloss does not appear in the lexicon. Are they right to do so?