[B-Greek] omision of the definite article

George F Somsel gfsomsel at yahoo.com
Thu Feb 21 16:06:01 EST 2008


Omission?  I only fin one document, a corrector to Sinaiticus who has the article.   I would call this slim evidence for omission. 
 
george
gfsomsel 
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----- Original Message ----
From: Nichael Cramer <nichael at sover.net>
To: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 9:07:40 AM
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] omision of the definite article


To 
make 
a 
side 
comment, 
which 
doesn't 
address 
the 
specific 
passage 
being 
discussed:

Another 
case 
where 
the 
omission 
of 
the 
definite 
article 
creates 
a 
possibly
"interesting" 
translational 
situation 
occurs 
in 
the 
Centurion's 
proclamation
in 
Mt 
27.54, 
which 
is 
typically 
translated 
as:
  
  
"Truly 
this 
man 
was 
the 
son 
of 
God!"

but 
which 
could 
arguably 
be 
translated 
(at 
least) 
as 
accurately 
--but 
perhaps
more 
controversially-- 
as:
  
  
"Truly 
this 
man 
was 
a 
son 
of 
God!"


(On 
the 
other 
hand, 
I've 
always 
been 
rather 
fond 
of 
how 
the 
NRSV's
handles 
this:
  
  
"Truly 
this 
man 
was 
God's 
son!"  
;-)

Nichael


--
Nichael 
Cramer
Guilford 
VT
nichael at sover.net
http://www.sover.net/~nichael/ 

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