08-18-2012, 04:49 PM
Hi DC
A couple of notes: this variant appears to be intra-Greek, as the words are very similar in Greek. I don't think this points to the Aramaic unfortunately.
Secondly, the post you linked to about understanding is incomplete in scope. Prior to that post, we spoke on the forum about the Semitic practice of associating wisdom not with the brain, but with the heart. As in, the heart rather than the brain was considered to be the seat of emotion and wisdom. This is prevalent in the old testament and other Semitic writings.
The fact that the variant exists in the Greek shows that Zorba understood, at times, this fact and translated more liberally to show the meaning instead of the strict wording.
+Shamasha
A couple of notes: this variant appears to be intra-Greek, as the words are very similar in Greek. I don't think this points to the Aramaic unfortunately.
Secondly, the post you linked to about understanding is incomplete in scope. Prior to that post, we spoke on the forum about the Semitic practice of associating wisdom not with the brain, but with the heart. As in, the heart rather than the brain was considered to be the seat of emotion and wisdom. This is prevalent in the old testament and other Semitic writings.
The fact that the variant exists in the Greek shows that Zorba understood, at times, this fact and translated more liberally to show the meaning instead of the strict wording.
+Shamasha