From: Kevin W. Woodruff (cierpke@utc.campus.mci.net)
Date: Fri Jul 12 1996 - 14:51:16 EDT
Since Strong's concordance is to the KJV, he used the word that was in the
Textus Receptus. In the TR and the Majority Text, SWMA is used there instead
of PTWMA which is the NA27th, and UBS4th reading
At 10:22 AM 7/12/96 MST, you wrote:
> While researching this verse this week, I noticed that the KJV renders
> this word as "body." What is strange is the fact that even Strong's
> number on the word references SWMA (body) instead of PTWMA (corpse)!
>
> Can anyone please supply the history behind this confusion? My
> assumption is that at one time some thought it disrespectful to call
> Jesus' dead body a "corpse," but I don't know why Strong got this
> incorrect. Is this just a mistake on his part? Or is there more to it?
>
> Thanks,
> Wes
>
>
>
Kevin W. Woodruff
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