[B-Greek] Mk. 15:24

A. Dirkzwager dirkzwager at pandora.be
Wed Mar 9 13:48:05 EST 2005


Having some more time this evening I checked the texts I mentioned this
morning.
Esther 7 and 8 are using the word STAUROW in connection with Haman's death.
Josephus has the word in connection with the death of the chief baker in the
history of Joseph.
As the translation of the LXX is definitely pre-christian, we have the proof
that STAUROW does not mean always "put up a post" outside the Christian
sphere.

Concerning the pagan texts I do not possess the right books of Polybius and
Diodorus, but Epictetus is clearly writing about a crucifixion. I think I
can assume, that Bauer is correct in his opinion about the texts of Polybius
and Diodorus too.
Polybius lived in the 2nd century B.C., Diodorus in the 1st century B.C.
Epictetus lived in the second half of the 1st century A.D., being a
contemporary of Mark.
Again we see that STAUROW does not mean always "put up a post" outside the
Christian sphere.

Arie


Dr. A. Dirkzwager
Hoeselt, Belgium
e-mail dirkzwager at pandora.be


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Onderwerp: Re: [B-Greek] Mk. 15:24


> In the dictionary of Bauer (German edition) s.v. STAUROW there are some
> examples of STAUROW with the meaning to crucify in pagan literature:
> Polyb. I 86. 4, Diod. Sic. XVI 61. 2, Epictet. II 2. 20 etc.
> He mentions also Esther 7: 9 and 8: 12 and Josephus, Ant. Iud. II 77 and
> XVII 295.
>
> For the moment I do not have the time to work this out.
>
> Arie
>
>
> Dr. A. Dirkzwager
> Hoeselt, Belgium
> e-mail dirkzwager at pandora.be
>




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