Hi Rory I am typing out MacDonald's translation of the Mimar at my blog. I find that when one physically hammers out the letters of each word in the narrative greater attentiveness to the meaning results.
In any event I am aware that MacDonald's translation is suspect in parts and so I am puzzled by why this reference is put forward in Book 1 Chapter 9
What does this mean?:
Israel shall sacrifice at the siege and conquest of a city - at the siege of a city, a distressing matter: at the conquest of a city, a joyful matter!
Please help
Stephan
UPDATE Rory responds a few hours late:
I have solved the passage in Marqe. There is nothing about besieging cities. Explanation later today or tomorrow.
Such are the difficulties in using MacDonald's translation. MacDonald didn't know understand Aramaic only Arabic. You'd think being familiar with Aramaic MIGHT be important here ...
The Mystery I've Solved
50 cm Seat /147 cm Tall Throne
Ancient Witness to the Size of the Throne
The Relative Size of the Alexandrian Throne of St Mark
Ancient Confirmation of Mark's "Smallness"
Marcion and the Episcopal Throne
Where was Marcion's Throne?
Burning of Arian Books After Nicaea
Drawing on vellum. From MS CLXV, Biblioteca Capitolare, Vercelli, a compendium of canon law produced in Northern Italy ca. 825
A Fourth Century CE Marcionite Synagogue in Syria
Adversus Marcionem 1.19 and Antoninus Pius's Alexandrian "Zodiac Coins" of 144/145 CE
First Argument for the Alexandrian Origins of Marcion
Second Argument for the Alexandrian Origins of Marcion
Third Argument for the Alexandrian Origins of Marcion
Fourth Argument for the Alexandrian Origins of Marcion
Fifth Argument for the Alexandrian Origins of Marcion
Conclusion
Bonus
First Piece of Evidence
Second Piece of Evidence
Third Piece of Evidence
Preliminary Conclusion
Overriding Point
Bottom Line
In Summa:
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