[B-Greek] Heb. 5:7 EN TAIS hHMERAIS THS SARKOS AUTOU

Elizabeth Kline kline-dekooning at earthlink.net
Fri Jan 20 23:51:35 EST 2006


On Jan 20, 2006, at 7:03 PM, Jeffrey B. Gibson wrote:

> I note that in his Word Commentary on Hebrews, William Lane states  
> that
> AUTOU in the expression EN TAIS hHMERAIS THS SARKOS AUTOU in Heb. 5:7
> should be construed as related to TAIS hHMERAIS and not to THS SARKOUS
> and consequently should be rendered "in his flesh days", not "in the
> days of his flesh".
>
> What grammatical/syntactical considerations, if any, support this?
>
> And even if the expression means "in the days of his flesh", is there
> any conceivable reason to suppose that this is not a reference to  
> Jesus'
> days on earth?
>
> Does anyone have Peter Ellingworth's Handbook for Translators of  
> Hebrews
> on hand to tell me what he says on this matter?

Peter's brother Paul wrote a commentary on Hebrews (NIGTC). He thinks  
that AUTOU should be taken with hHMERAIS. He gives no argument just  
states it. He glosses it "during his earthly life."
Craig Koester (Hebrews AB p288) "The 'days of his flesh' encompass  
Jesus' entire life ..."

Elizabeth Kline







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