[B-Greek] Mark 3:13-19 Translation Issues
George F Somsel
gfsomsel at juno.com
Tue Nov 15 16:33:51 EST 2005
On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 15:06:31 -0600 "Dan Gleason" <dan-bgreek at hotmail.com>
writes:
>
> Regarding the word INTO (EIS)
>
> If Mark wanted to avoid confusion maybe he should have worded the
> verse some
> other way. I think he purposely chose EIS (meaning into) for a good
> reason.
>
> Lets assume the reader "can't see too good" when it comes to
> understanding
> metaphor. Let's assume the reader is like the blind man of Bethsaida
> after
> Jesus spit in his eyes. Jesus asked him if he was seeing anything
> and the
> man said "I see Men like Trees walking around." Jesus then had to
> put his
> hands on the man's eyes (a 2 step cure) before the man could see
> everything
> clearly.
>
> Look at verse 13 from a stagecraft, set design point of view. The
> narrater
> in this metaphorical play could be describing a mountain off in the
> distance
> as seen by a semi-blind reader. The mountain is made of boulders,
> rocks, and
> stones. Because he can't "see too good" the mountain looks like a
> silhoette.
> His eyes don't have the resolution to make out the 12 people
> ascending what
> looks like a big triangle. The twelve look like "living stones" or
> "moving
> stones" ascending up into or inside the triangle.
>
> So, speaking metaphorically, "INTO" makes perfect sense.
>
> My translation "doesn't convey what the person said in Greek as a
> person"
> because Mark is no ordinary person. Even when Mark seems to be
> "speaking
> plainly" he can be speaking in metaphor. The reader can't pick and
> choose
> when he thinks Mark is speaking metaphorically or not. His words can
> mean
> almost anything at any time. He has stories within stories at all
> times. But
> the semi blind reader can't see this.
>
> Are-you- not yet understanding? (Mk 8:21)
>
> Dan Gleason
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This has got to be one of the worst excuses for a translation I have ever
seen. Go study Greek. Indeed, go study ENGLISH!
george
gfsomsel
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