An Evaluation of the Supposed Hebraism in Mark 8.12
This article focuses on the final six words in the Greek text of Mark 8.12: εἰ δοθήσεται τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ σημεῖον. This partial conditional statement is typically translated as an emphatic negative oath based on the belief that a Hebraism is in use. For example, NRSV translates this part of the verse...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2021
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The Bible translator
Year: 2021, Volume: 72, Issue: 1, Pages: 85-98 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Markusevangelium 8,12
/ Hebrewism
/ Semitism
/ Translation
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Hebrew language in the first century
B Hebraism B Gospel of Mark B Semitism B Oaths B translation technique B Mark 8.12 B New Testament |
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| Summary: | This article focuses on the final six words in the Greek text of Mark 8.12: εἰ δοθήσεται τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ σημεῖον. This partial conditional statement is typically translated as an emphatic negative oath based on the belief that a Hebraism is in use. For example, NRSV translates this part of the verse as, “no sign will be given to this generation,” instead of formally as a straightforward conditional. The thesis of this article is that Mark 8.12 should not be translated as an emphatic negative oath because no Hebraism is in use; instead, Jesus’ words should be translated according to the figure of speech known as aposiopesis: “if a sign will be given to this generation . . .” |
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| ISSN: | 2051-6789 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Bible translator
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/2051677020984021 |