Luke 23:43
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Thu Oct 3 07:34:53 EDT 2002
Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2002 11:35:40 +0000
Englished and posted for "S Chabert" <laodicy at ifrance.com>
Carl, Iver, Nick, Ted...
If you will allow me to intervene in your discussion I would like to draw
your attention to the reading of D05.
Lk 23: 42 : KAI STRAFEIS PROS TON KURION EIPEN AUTWi, MNHSQHTI MOU EN THi
hMERA THS ELEUSEWS SOU
43 : APROKRIQEIS DE hO IHSOUS EIPEN AUTWi TWi EPIPLHSONTI : QARSEI SHMERON
MET EMOU ESHi EN TWi PARADEISWi
proposed translation:
42 And turning to the Lord he says to him: remember me on the day of your
coming. 43 Then Jesus in response says to him, who rebuked (the other):
Courage! today with me you will be in paradise.
This would mean, not: "Courage today: tomorrow you will be with me in
paradise," but:"Courage! even today you will be in with me paradise"
Au v 42, EN THi hMERA THS ELEUSEWS SOU , au jour de ta venue est à la place
de EN THi BASILEIAi SOU, dans ta royauté.
In v. 42, EN Thi hMERA THS ELEUSEWS SOU, "on the day of your coming" is in
the place of EN Thi BASILEIAi SOU, in your kingdom/kinship."
The reading with EN Thi BASILEIAi SOU bothers me for the following reason:
Jesus was crucified as king of the Jews; it is at this very moment, in v.
37 according to D05 and Sy, that he would have been given the crown of
thorns. Of what kingship was this crucified criminal thinking when he
said, "Remember me when you come in your kingdom/kinship"? His statement
might appear to be a veritable mockery. In comparison, "the day of your
coming" seems equivalent to "the day which is coming," that day of divine
judgement heralded by the Prophets (cf Mal 3:19, Ez 21:30, Ps 37:13). This
criminal would not have to wait for that day in order to come into Paradise.
Reactions?
Sylvie Chabert d'Hyeres
http://bezae.ifrance.com
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