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Concerning Dave. B's New Testament
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April 12, 2008

Dear Dave,

I really like your translations of the Pershitta text, but I must admit to being uneasy about two important words. In both cases I very much prefer Paul Younan's translation, and I hope that you will consider adopting them.

Mattai 27:46 and Marqus 15:34, Jesus' cry from the cross, "Eli, Eli lamana sabachthani"

Paul Younan has "My God, My God, why have you spared me?" The cry of a man in pain.

You have used the charged and misleading word "forsaken", which some may incorrectly infer as some kind of transcendental rejection. Paul, John, and Luke don't even mention this cry, suggesting that an extreme view of its theological importance is uncalled for.

The second word is in Luke 1:3. Luke is addressing a man whose name is "Tawpeela" according to Paul Younan. I am not sure why your translation is different. I know that it is common for an Aramaic lexicon to translate this word as "Theophilus", but I think this is backwards thinking. The Peshitta is the original New Testament and the Greek translators did not know who Tawpeela was, so they just named him "lover of God" in Greek. They did the same sort of thing with other Aramaic words that they did not understand, such as changing "Sheol" to the Greek word "Hades" which does not have the same meaning.

I think we have discussed these two before, but I hope you will yet consider them for future revisions. The source of these alternative translations is Paul Younan Gospel interlinear found on this web site.

I thank you in advance for your consideration of these suggestions.

Sincerely,

Otto
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Re: Concerning Dave. B's New Testament - by ograabe - 04-12-2008, 08:38 PM
Re: Concerning Dave. B's New Testament - by sean - 04-21-2008, 08:18 AM
Re: Concerning Dave. B's New Testament - by sean - 04-21-2008, 08:59 AM
Re: Concerning Dave. B's New Testament - by sean - 04-21-2008, 09:13 PM
Re: Concerning Dave. B's New Testament - by sean - 04-21-2008, 09:24 PM
Re: Concerning Dave. B's New Testament - by sean - 04-22-2008, 11:34 PM
Re: Concerning Dave. B's New Testament - by sean - 04-22-2008, 11:40 PM
Re: Concerning Dave. B's New Testament - by sean - 04-23-2008, 09:59 PM
Re: Concerning Dave. B's New Testament - by sean - 04-23-2008, 10:38 PM
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Re: Concerning Dave. B's New Testament - by sean - 04-24-2008, 12:39 AM
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