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spamandham · 11-19-2009, 03:16 PM

In Mark 3:18, Simon is referred to as the Zealot (denoting a sect), pronounced as kä-nä-nī'-os (according to BLB). The KJV translators translated this as 'Canaanite'..presumably because it sounds so similar? In Matthew 15:22, we see the word Canaanite used to refer to someone from the area of Canaan, pronounced khä-nä-nī'-os (BLB again).

Is the author of Mark using puns, intentionally playing fast and loose with sect names and names of cities?

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11-19-2009, 03:16 PM	#71
spamandham Contributor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 11,525	In Mark 3:18, Simon is referred to as the Zealot (denoting a sect), pronounced as kä-nä-nī'-os (according to BLB). The KJV translators translated this as 'Canaanite'..presumably because it sounds so similar? In Matthew 15:22, we see the word Canaanite used to refer to someone from the area of Canaan, pronounced khä-nä-nī'-os (BLB again). Is the author of Mark using puns, intentionally playing fast and loose with sect names and names of cities?

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