[B-Greek] John 8:58 as translation greek]
Philip Silouan Thompson
himself at philthompson.net
Thu Feb 3 12:27:23 EST 2005
Rolf Furuli wrote:
> I am aware of only two instances where EHYEH is translated
> with EGO EIMI in the LXX, namely Ex 3:14 and Hos 1:9.
> ...That Jesus used EHYEH in John 8:58 is therefore very
> unlikely.
I'm afraid I'm missing the reasoning that makes this *un*likely.
It's accepted that John wrote or dictated his Gospel in Greek, isn't it?
John knows EHYEH is translated EGO EIMI in the familiar passage in
Exodus; if he wants to make the parallel clear in the Gospel passage,
what better way than to consciously allude to the distinctive Exodus
passage in his own translation of Christ's words?
Philip Silouan Thompson
Walla Walla, Washington USA
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