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Talk:John 1-7 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 15:01, March 11, 2011
, 15:01, March 11, 2011→Issue with translation of John 4:53: the date ''was'' imprecise
::I agree, though I think the ''second'' reference could be "moment rather than time. E.g., in popular discourse, "What time did you hear the news? That was at the same moment that I heard it!"--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 14:33, 29 November 2009 (EST)
::I agree, though I think the ''second'' reference could be "moment rather than time. E.g., in popular discourse, "What time did you hear the news? That was at the same moment that I heard it!"--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 14:33, 29 November 2009 (EST)
*Romans, Greeks and Jews used ''unequal hours'', i.e., they divided the time between sunrise and sundown into twelve periods, the lengths of which differing from day to day
*But the length of the ''hours'' changed by the location, too, as sunset and sunrise depend on latitude and longitude
*Jesus was in Galilee - and the son in Capernaum. Midday in these two places differs by a couple of ''minutes'', as do sunrise and sunset. So, the seventh hour in Capernaum actually started a few minutes ''before'' the seventh hour in Galilee!
*''Using "hour" (and also "about") seems to introduce an imprecision that is not suggested by the context.'' It seems to be the other way round: using "time" or "moment" would create a false impression of precision.
[[User:AugustO|AugustO]] 10:01, 11 March 2011 (EST)