Steyn, Gert Jacobus
(Suid Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap and Kuns, 2020-12)
The purpose of this contribution is to address the translation problems related to the term
“sword” as a weapon in the Maccabean books. The translation problem becomes evident in
the various occurrences of ῥομφαία, μάχαιρα ...