[B-Greek] Mk 6:45 PROS BHQSAIDAN

Wieland Willker willker at chemie.uni-bremen.de
Wed Jul 5 09:52:51 EDT 2006


In Mk 6:45 we are faced with a difficult problem. Jesus forced his disciples to "go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida". 
Bethsaida is on the east cost. But the feeding happened on the east coast according to Mt and Lk. In Lk it even happened IN Bethsaida. 
Also, in Mk 6:53 it is said (like Mt 14:34): " When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret". 
So, how to explain this? Of course the commentaries are full of speculation. 

1. One is (Wohlenberger, Comm. Mk. 1910) to take PROS BHQSAIDAN as "(looking) to Bethsaida". 

PROAGEIN EIS TO PERAN, PROS BHQSAIDAN
=
"go on ahead to the other side, (looking) to Bethsaida"

Is this interpretation of "PROS" allowed?


2. Another explanation is suggested by Klostermann and also considered by Th. Zahn, namely to take PROS BHQSAIDAN with the following EWS clause. I don't see how this could be constructed though. 

Best wishes
    Wieland
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