Mk 8:35-37, YUCH

clayton stirling bartholomew c.s.bartholomew at worldnet.att.net
Sat Dec 18 16:41:39 EST 1999





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>From: dixonps at juno.com


> I find it interesting that all the translations of  YUCH (not pronounced,
> yuck, to be sure) in Mk 8:35, 36 and 37 render it as: life, life, soul, and
> soul respectively.

> Surely one would think that in the same immediate context the nuance of YUCH
> would be the same, but rendering it as life in v. 35, then as soul in verses
> 36 and 37 seems to suggest otherwise.

> The only explanation I can see for this is simply that the translators might
> be thinking that rendering YUCH in verse 35 as soul might be suggesting a
> works salvation. But, if this is the case, the problem does not seem much
> alleviated, since they would have Paul still saying in verses 36 and 37 that a
> man will not save his soul, if he does not lose his life.

> Would it be nonsensical to say in verse 35, whoever desires to save his soul
> will lose it? Hmm.

> Perhaps life is the nuance of the first occurrences of YUCH because of the
> parallel with TI GAR WFELEI ANQRWPON KERDHSAI TON KOSMON hOLON of v. 36.

Paul,

Related to your question a particularly curious set of texts are Matt.
10:28 and Matt. 10:39.

A similar but distinct sort of problem crops up with PNEUMA. Take a look
at John 3:6-8

Clay


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