[B-Greek] Heb 7:23, BDAG transl.

Maurice A. O'Sullivan mauros at iol.ie
Tue Nov 25 20:53:48 EST 2003


At 01:13 26/11/2003, bgreek at ntresources.com wrote:

>I'm also perplexed as to where "former times" comes from.
>
>Unless this is just a generous paraphrase, I'd appreciate anyone 
>explaining this to me.

It's a solution to a translation problem, viz

 >> There is a problem involved in the rendering of those other priests, 
since they have not been specifically identified. It may therefore be 
important to speak of "those priests of previous times" or "those priests 
of the earlier covenant." <<
Ellingworth, P., & Nida, E. A. (1994], c1983). A handbook on the Letter to 
the Hebrews. Originally published: Translator's handbook on the Letter to 
the Hebrews. c1983. UBS handbook series; Helps for translators (Heb 7:23). 
New York: United Bible Societies.



Maurice A. O'Sullivan  [ Bray, Ireland ]
mauros at iol.ie





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