[B-Greek] Vocative of QEOS (was Hebrews 1:8)

Kevin W. Woodruff cierpke at prodigy.net
Wed Jun 30 10:54:49 EDT 2004


Mark:

The most thorough discussion of this verse in in the
book:

Harris, Murray J. Jesus as God: The New Testament Use
of Theos in Reference to Jesus. Grand Rapids: Baker,
1992. Chapter 9 "The Throne of God" (Hebrews 1:8-9)
pp. 205-227.


Kevin


--- Mark Saward <msaward at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> In the Jehovah's Witnesses translation, the New
> World Translation (of
> which I have heard numerous criticisms), they
> translate the start of
> Hebrews 1:8 as:
> 
> 'But with reference to the Son: "God is your throne
> forever..."'
> 
> Whereas in NKJV and others it is akin to:
> 
> 'But to the Son He says: "Your throne, O God, is
> forever and ever..."'
> 
> I'm only a novice at New Testament Greek, so was
> looking for some advice
> from those who know a lot more.  In my primitve
> understanding, THEOS in
> this verse is the subject, meaning that it is
> referring to His throne,
> not Him being the throne.  What I want to know - is
> the New World
> Translation's translation of this passage
> permissible or incorrect? 
> Why?
> 
> Thanks
> Mark Saward
> 
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