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ἡ πώρωσις τῆς καρδίας v. σκληροκαρδία

Posted: January 27th, 2014, 7:01 pm
by Stephen Hughes
What might be the difference between ἡ πώρωσις τῆς καρδίας and σκληροκαρδία, both translated as "hard-heartedness"?

Re: ἡ πώρωσις τῆς καρδίας v. σκληροκαρδία

Posted: January 27th, 2014, 9:37 pm
by cwconrad
Stephen Hughes wrote:What might be the difference between ἡ πώρωσις τῆς καρδίας and σκληροκαρδία, both translated as "hard-heartedness"?
I think that σκληροκαρδία corresponds to English "hard-heartedness", i.e. lack of sensitivity or compassion, while πωώρωσις τῆς καρδίας corresponds rather to English "being thick-headed," i.e. dull-witted, incapable of understanding what one is told. The latter is used several times by Jesus in Mark's gospel of the thick-skulled disciples who have eyes to see but don't see, while the complaint of σκληροκαρδία seems rather to refer to moral insensitivity.