%0 Journal Article
%T Rethinking the Translation of 而老ˋ聿肋米汍糸 而ˋ糸 . . . ˋ污ˋ糸汐 in Hebrews 12.1 in Light of Ancient Graeco
%A Zoe Hollinger
%J The Bible Translator
%@ 2051-6789
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/2051677018823047
%X The phrase 而老ˋ聿肋米汍糸 而ˋ糸 . . . ˋ污ˋ糸汐 in Heb 12.1 is almost universally translated into English as ※let us run the race.§ Despite commentators noting that ˋ污ˋ糸 refers to a struggle or contest, the fact that it is governed by 而老ˋ聿肋, typically translated ※run,§ leads to the conclusion that ˋ污ˋ糸 must signify a race. Yet, an analysis of the same phrase in Graeco-Roman literature demonstrates that when 而老ˋ聿肋 and ˋ污ˋ糸 are combined in a context that lacks athletic imagery, the phrase frequently refers to a struggle, often in the face of death. This observation, combined with closer attention to the context in which the phrase occurs in Hebrews, suggests that 而老ˋ聿肋米汍糸 而ˋ糸 . . . ˋ污ˋ糸汐 in Heb 12.1 should be translated as ※let us undergo the struggle§〞the focus being on the audience＊s struggle in the face of death, not on their athletic prowess on the race track
%K Hebrews
%K translation
%K struggle
%K endurance
%K ag身n
%K trech身
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2051677018823047