[B-Greek] Heb 5:8 KAIPER etc
Craig J
newsgroupstuff at gmail.com
Mon Sep 11 15:46:45 EDT 2006
Heb 5:8
KAIPER WN hUIOS EMAQEN AF hWN EPAQEN THN hUPAKOHN
In most translations I've looked at, this has the sense of "despite being a
son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered".
I am wondering if it could instead be translated like this: "nevertheless,
being a son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered". Or
"nevertheless, since he was a son, he learned obedience from the things he
suffered". What do y'all think? Is that reasonable?
IOW the contrast is not the surprise that he should suffer even though he is
a son, but rather that as well as being a priest, he is also a son and so
suffering had a positive result, in learning obedience, just as usually
happens with sons. Cf. Heb 12:5-11 where sons are chastened and suffer for
their benefit at the hands of a loving father. Given the context in Hebrews
of the prospect of suffering for Christ, 5:9 may also be alluding to Christ
as a son being a pattern of obedience through suffering.
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Craig Johnson
Brisbane, Australia
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