[B-Greek] Another example of a qualitative QEOS

Awohili at aol.com Awohili at aol.com
Thu Jul 6 08:43:11 EDT 2006


 
A better question might be why the translators of the listed versions  did 
not translate it qualitatively?
 
Are you aware of any other translation of 2 Maccabees that  translates QEOS 
qualitatively in this verse?
 
I would suggest that the context may give some clues.  God has already  been 
identified in the sentence (2 Maccabees 7:37) as hO QEOS once; perhaps the  
writer saw no need to re-identify Him as such, since He has already been  named. 
 Only one Person is in view.
 
The NRSV of this verse is "I, like my brothers, gave up body and life for  
the laws of our ancestors, appealing to God [Greek: TON QEON] to show mercy soon 
 to our nation and by trials and plagues to make you confess that he alone is 
God  [Greek: MONOS AUTOS QEOS ESTIN]."  The speech is addressed to King  
Antiochus.
 
Again, I cannot answer why others have not translated this verse  
qualitatively, I can only point out that they do not.
 
But would a qualitative rendering fit the context?
 
Solomon Landers
 
In a message dated 07/06/2006 4:56:41 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
nebarry at verizon.net writes:

Brenton: "He  alone is God."
> REB: "He alone is God."
> NRSV: "He alone is  God."
> NAB: "He alone is God."
> NJB: "He alone is  God."

How do you explain the lack of the  article?








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