A Handbook on the Second Letter of John
Digitale Logos-Edition
Overview
This set of detailed commentaries provides valuable exegetical, historical, cultural, and linguistic information on the original text. Over the years this series has been instrumental in shedding light on the Scriptures so that translators all over the world could complete the important task of putting God's Word into the many languages spoken in the world today. Over the years church leaders and Bible readers have found the UBS Handbooks to be useful for their own study, since many of the issues Bible translators must address when trying to communicate the Bible's message to modern readers are the ones Bible students must address when approaching the Bible text as a part of their own private study and devotions.
Top Highlights
“In some contexts the term ‘peace’ has a negative connotation, and refers to the absence or cessation of disharmony and conflict, but here the meaning is decidedly positive. Some of the terms or phrases used to render this latter meaning are, ‘the heart sitting down (or sitting quiet),’ ‘quiet goodness,’ ‘coolness,’ ‘completeness,’ ‘having one (that is, an undivided) heart,’ ‘a well-arranged soul,’ ‘a song in the body’ (whereas the language concerned renders ‘joy’ by, ‘a song in the stomach’), ‘strength of heart,’ ‘leaning on the liver,’ ‘making even the heart.’ For these renderings and further details see A Translator’s Handbook on the Gospel of Mark 9:50; A Translator’s Handbook on the Gospel of Luke 1:79.” (Pages 161–162)
“The article shows that the person was well known to the readers.” (Page 158)
“The word ‘elect’ was a common designation of the Christians.” (Page 158)
“‘the elder’ seems to have been used for one who had been with Jesus, as a disciple or follower of his, although not necessarily one of the Twelve.” (Page 156)
“the warning not to separate the earthly Jesus from the heavenly Son of God.” (Page 162)