[b-greek] RE: John 20:28 and Augustine

From: Ben Crick (ben.crick@argonet.co.uk)
Date: Mon Feb 05 2001 - 13:23:18 EST


On Mon 5 Feb 2001 (16:27:09 +0000), mauros@iol.ie wrote:
> Well, it is certainly news to me that that the "noli me tangere"
> on which Augustine relied is an accurate rendering of MH MOU hAPTOU.

 It was good enough for Jerome in the Biblia Sacra Vulgata, Maurice!
 (John 20:17). The Middle Voice doesn't have an Aorist Imperative; only
 Present and Perfect (MH MOU hAPTOU). Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were
 already clinging to Jesus' feet (Matthew 28:9), so MH MOU hAPTOU could well
 mean "let go of me"; hence the NAB "Stop holding on to me".

 ERRWSQE
 Ben

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