From: Dave Washburn (dwashbur@nyx.net)
Date: Thu Apr 12 2001 - 21:17:11 EDT
>
> A number of translations render this:
>
> he must rise again from the dead (KJ, NASB, Rheim's, etc.).
>
> Where do they get the "again"? When was Jesus raised previously from the
> dead? Is this simply King James lingo that somehow managed to survive in
> certain modern translations? Is the prefix AN- to be taken like ANWQEN
> whereby the meaning can be "again" (versus "from above")?
>
"Rise again" is a common idiomatic phrase in English, indicating
"become alive again (after dying)." The ANA in ANASTASIS is
likely the indicator of the "again" part.
Dave Washburn
http://www.nyx.net/~dwashbur
"You just keep thinking, Butch. That's what you're good at."
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