From: George Athas (gathas@mail.usyd.edu.au)
Date: Tue Jan 27 1998 - 19:49:17 EST
Cooper Greg wrote:
> What does the Greek word for "touch" mean? Is there any indication
> that it implies holding onto, constraining, clinging to.....?
> If so, that would seem odd to me. How could a mortal confine someone
> who could not be constrained by death or a physical, stone grave or even
> a grave cloth that he was bound in?
>
> Gregory Lee Cooper
These are good questions, Greg! I think it confirms a humourous interpretation of
what Jesus says to Mary. The word hAPTW in the LXX generally translates the
Hebrew-Aramaic root _NG(_ which means to touch, reach, strike, stricken, harm.
These, I think, portray what Jesus is actually telling Mary - "Quit hassling!" -
in a lighthearted manner.
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