[B-Greek] Dan 7:14 LXX

Tony Costa tmcos at rogers.com
Sat Dec 20 00:43:38 EST 2003


Albert Pietersma wrote: 

"Though the difference between LATREUW and DOULEUW may well have been 
accentuated in later Christian thought, in essence it is as old as 
Classical Greek.Since both Greek versions of Dan use both Greek words for the same 
Aramaic, one should probably conclude that their respective uses in 
7:14 were deliberate. Hence Th thinks (at least primarily) of slavery."

Albert, is it possible that since the LXX was used by Christian apologists (eg. Justin Martyr's 'Dialogue with Trypho') in their correspondence with Jews that the variants in the LXX of Dan 7:14 and Theodotion's version were theologically motivated? For instance, the versions of Aquila, Symmachus and Theodotion were reactions it seems to the LXX that Christians were utilizing. If this is the case, then the use of LATREUW in Dan 7:14 would be a convenient Christian polemic in equating the son of man with Jesus. However, in the case of Theodotion, DOULEUW would alter this meaning and "soften" the implication of worship or religious service. 

Tony Costa





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