{"id":2750,"date":"2011-10-05T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2011-10-05T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblearchive.com\/blog\/?p=2750"},"modified":"2011-10-04T10:07:31","modified_gmt":"2011-10-04T15:07:31","slug":"shock-and-awe-observing-fear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblearchive.com\/blog\/shock-and-awe-observing-fear\/","title":{"rendered":"Shock and Awe: Observing Fear"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a Philosophy Friday I addressed the question \u201cDid Jesus Fear<\/a>\u201d where I pointed out that it depends on what we mean by fear. Fear, I noted, isn\u2019t wrong in itself and might actually be necessary for basic living. But I wanted to make a textual observation that I really didn\u2019t have room for in that post (and plus, it detracts from the primary philosophical considerations).<\/p>\n

The textual observation is in regards to Hebrews 5:7<\/p>\n

In the days of His flesh, He offered up both prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His piety<\/strong>. (NASB)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/p>\n

Personally I think piety (even knowing the definition) is a strange word to use but the NASB has a habit of doing that. The NIV does a better job of getting the idea across by translating it as reverent submission.<\/p>\n

The Greek term there (eulabeias<\/em>) is later translated by the NASB in Heb 12:28 as awe.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s interesting is when you look at the KJV family. The KJV translates Heb 5:7 as \u201cbecause he feared\u201d while Heb 12:28 as \u201cgodly fear\u201d. This clues us English readers about the problem with translating words only with their literal meaning.<\/p>\n

What does the word eulabeia<\/em> actually mean? Maybe it is only the good fear like reverence?<\/p>\n

Well, that collides with its usage when we see the word being used to mean actually fearing (Acts 23:10) something like moved in Heb 11:7 (although the NASB translates it there as reverence) and in the Septuagint (admittedly, an older Greek) 1 Sam 18:29 the word could mean something like being astounded.<\/p>\n

So now you have a word (eulabeia<\/em>) which could mean reverence and it could mean actual fear. Hrm. Maybe we can differentiate it by looking at one of the other words for fear: phobos<\/em>?<\/p>\n

The Bible is choc-full of references with this word but the problem of literal meaning comes up once again. In Matthew 14:26; Rom 13:3; and 1 John 4:18 it means terror or fear but sometimes it could mean reverence, respect, or honor (1 Pet 1:17; 1 Peter 3:2; Rom 13:7; 2 Corinthians 5:11).<\/p>\n

Indeed phobos<\/em>, in some cases seems to mean that terror-sort-of-fear but in (strangely enough) a positive sense (1\u00a0Cor. 2:3; 2\u00a0Cor. 7:15; Eph. 6:5; Phil. 2:12).<\/p>\n

This is all to conclude that textually, you can\u2019t decide on a position merely because of the words being used. The words can mean something differently in different contexts<\/a> and within those contexts is where you find the proper breeding ground for this or that position. Mind you, this isn’t to say you can embrace whatever you want. Just because the words have a range of meaning doesn’t imply that you can pick or choose from whatever you want within that range.<\/p>\n

In this case a simplistic answer of \u201cNo.\u201d or \u201cYes.\u201d To the question \u201cDid Jesus fear\u201d doesn\u2019t do justice to the words themselves, but it also doesn\u2019t do justice to the text since it doesn\u2019t adress all the complexities involved within the text.<\/p>\n

It winds up being primarily a philosophical question (as I pointed out in that other post) based on the implications of the theology of the hypostatic union\u2014which is exceedingly Biblical.<\/p>\n

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Louw, J. P., & Nida, E. A. (1996). Vol. 2: Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament<\/p>\n

Lust, J., Eynikel, E., & Hauspie, K. (2003). A Greek-English Lexicon of the Septuagint<\/p>\n

Newman, B. M. (1993). A Concise Greek-English dictionary of the New Testament<\/p>\n

Thomas, R. L. (1998). New American Standard Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek dictionaries : Updated edition.<\/p>\n

Zodhiates, S. (2000). The complete word study dictionary : New Testament<\/p>\n

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