[B-Greek] PEIRAZW--"Dare"? (Acts 24:6)
Webb Mealy
webb at selftest.net
Thu Dec 6 10:56:48 EST 2007
Dear George,
You’ll recall that when Paul was apprehended in the Temple, the accusation
made against him was that he had already brought Gentiles into the
(Jewish-only part of the) Temple and had defiled it (Acts 21:28-29). So
their own story was that they caught him after the act of profanation, not
in the attempt. If Trophimus had been with him when the altercation
happened, both of them probably would have been killed on the spot. Beyond
the word PEIRAZW itself in Acts 24;6, is there anything that leads you to
believe that the Jewish leaders would naturally assert that Paul had made an
unsuccessful attempt to profane the Temple, as opposed to having actually
profaned the Temple?
Webb Mealy
-----Original Message-----
From: George F Somsel [mailto:gfsomsel at yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 7:34 AM
To: Webb Mealy; b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] PEIRAZW--"Dare"? (Acts 24:6)
When you say "dared" you imply that he accomplished this action yet you say
"we caught him" which to me implies that he failed. I think the usual
translation of "attempted" or "tried" indicates what is being conveyed. It
is, of course, possible that one can succeed in doing something and then be
caught, but it seems that what is in view is something prophylactic.
george
gfsomsel
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----- Original Message ----
From: Webb Mealy <webb at selftest.net>
To: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Thursday, December 6, 2007 10:05:32 AM
Subject: [B-Greek] PEIRAZW--"Dare"? (Acts 24:6)
hOS [PAULOS] KAI TO hIERON EPEIRASEN BEBHLWSAI, hON KAI EKRATHSAMEN (Acts
24:6)
When I read the words EPEIRASEN BEBHLWSAI here, the impression I get is,
“He even dared to profane the Temple, but we caught him”.
I’m rather surprised that no other translation in front of me reads it this
way. I guess the assumptions behind this rendering are:
1. They were accusing Paul of having brought Gentiles into the Temple
precincts reserved for Jews—which, if true, was not an attempt, but an
actual desecration.
2. I tend to think that TO hIERON EPEIRASEN BEBHLWSAI can read as “he
tempted the Temple by profaning it”, the Temple being metonymous for God.
Comments?
Webb Mealy
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