Word play in aramaic and syriac

[distazo]

Hi Akhi Distazo,

Matthew Black (among other authors) made this, and many other proposals in his book "An Aramaic Approach to the Gospels." The problem you encounter is what I described, you first postulate the wordplay and then try to find evidence to support it despite the obstacles (medieval Hebrew manuscripts being the least of your problems).

We compare what we have (solid primary texts) to the Greek (a formidable, entrenched opponent). Not imaginary, wishful-thinking scenarios against the Greek. We weaken our case with such nonsense.

+Shamasha

Akhi
I agree and that's why I removed reference to such 'wordplays' in my own Dutch translation (in footnotes) a few years ago, that had no solid evidence.