From: Jeffrey B. Gibson (jgibson000@home.com)
Date: Thu Jul 06 2000 - 22:26:27 EDT
Contrary to what is usually given as the translation of the disciple's
request in Mt 15:23 (KAI PROSELQONTES hOI MAQHTAI AUTO HRWTOUN LEGONTES,
APOLUSON AUTHN, hOTI KRAZEI OPISQEN hHMWN), the JB and several Matthean
scholars (Allen, Hill, Hagner) render the text along the lines of "Give
her what she wants".
In defense of this latter rendering I note that data from Homer through
Thucidides, Plato.
Herodotus, Aristotle, Xenophon, Josephus, the Maccabean literature,
the papyri and other sources that the primary meaning of APOLUW is
"release" and that, as the data in Hellenistic literature contemporary
with the Gospels shows, when used where healing is at issue, means "to
heal"?
It also sets up nicely the response of Jesus that he will not do what
the disciples ask since he has come only those of Israel. If the
disciples are saying "send he away", Jesus' response makes no sense.
So despite the tendency to translate the command as "send her away", it
seems to me that the JB rendering is on the money/ Any comments
--
Jeffrey B. Gibson, D.Phil. (Oxon.)
7423 N. Sheridan Road #2A
Chicago, Illinois 60626
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