Either this or myself needs straightening out
Ben Crick
ben.crick at argonet.co.uk
Fri May 26 17:39:37 EDT 2000
On Fri 26 May 2000 (02:53:56), hellen_ic at hotmail.com wrote:
> For this very reason, therefore,
> because we have such a great (heroic group as an example),
> (namely,) a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us ...
>
> The more comments the better, pro or con...
Dear B.J.,
IMHO the confusion arises because the NEFOS MARTURWN are considered by some as
a "*crowd of Spectators*", watching from some sort of heavenly viewing
platform on a fleecy white NEFOS. Whereas they are surely "Witnesses" whose
testimony has already been given; the victors of previous gladiatorial combats
in the Arena of life. They are the previous medal winners whose names are
inscribed in the Hall of Fame. They are "Examples" not "Spectators". Can
a MARTUS be a passive spectator? or even a cheering onlooker at the Games?
A "Cloud" of Witnesses NEFOS MARTURWN ia an unexpected Collective Noun for
a group of witnesses. Is there any secular literary evidence for it? NEFOS
is such a nebulous word (pun intended).
ERRWSQE
Ben
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