[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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