An odd twist or an ingenious translation?

Jonathan Robie jonathan at texcel.no
Wed Jul 1 12:38:24 EDT 1998


At 12:35 PM 7/1/98 EDT, Christopher Hutson wrote:
 
>Carl has already commented that the lack of punctuation in ancient
>manuscripts should not be a major factor for translators.  Let me just
>add a suggestion that you might want to look at 
>
>Troy W. Martin.  By Philosophy and Empty Deceit:  Colossians as
>Response to a Cynic Critique.  JSNTSS 118; Sheffield:  Sheffield
>Academic Press, 1996. 
>
>Martin's own reading of this difficult passage is a radical departure
>(an "ingenious translation"?) from traditional readings.   

Wanna share his translation with us, along with its justification?

Jonathan



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