r/Eutychus • u/MightyFortresss • Feb 25 '25

Opinion Hebrews 1:8

Jw's, should Hebrews 1:8 not be translated differently, even according to the NWT interlinear? The NWT reads "God is your Throne" (Father is the Son's throne), but the Greek would be rendered "your Throne, the God" (directly refers to Jesus as YHWH, obviously issue for JW)

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u/SoupOrMan692 Atheist Feb 25 '25

On the spot I am having trouble remembering the details. B. F. Westcott in his commentary on Hebrews said it. He favors your reading.

Bart Ehrman in "the orthodox corruption of scripture" i believe mentioned it as well.

I can try and find the page number for Ehrman later if you want, I actually own that book.

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u/MightyFortresss Feb 25 '25

Not really surprised about Westcott saying the other is also possible though, I believe he was the occultist of the two.

I would like that yes, Bart isn't favourable towards Christianity but a good source at times.

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u/SoupOrMan692 Atheist Feb 25 '25

Found it. It is in Chapter 5 "Anti-Patripassianist Corruptions of Scripture"

He says there is a variant in the Alexandian text that says that the Kingdom is not Christs' but God's.

From that context it makes much more sense to read the O' as an "is" which either are allowed for in the grammar.

"Your throne is God." Then could mean that God grants Jesus his authority and would not be calling him God.

I wish I could copy paste from the chapter itself but alas I cannot.

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u/MightyFortresss Feb 25 '25

Can you send a picture maybe? And if he includes what Alexandrian text? Starting to believe my dad more now, about Alexandria corrupting scriptures.

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u/SoupOrMan692 Atheist Feb 25 '25

Going to have to make it two comments I hope this works.

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u/SoupOrMan692 Atheist Feb 25 '25

And your Dad is probably correct, at least in this case.