Theology

Otfried Hofius

»Wandeln im Glauben« – »Wandeln im Schauen«? Zum Problem der Übersetzung und Auslegung von 2Kor 5,7

Volume 111 () / Issue 3, pp. 271-283 (13)

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2Cor. 5:7 is mostly translated in the following way: »We are walking by faith, not by seeing.« This translation is not tenable in linguistic respect, because the Greek word ειδος has exclusively the passive meaning »that which is seen«. The correct translation must correspondingly be: »We are walking by faith, not by external appearance.« In the context of the verses 2Cor. 4:7–5:10, Paul speaks with these words about himself and the sentence can be paraphrased as follows: »I am leading my present earthly life as a believer, who in faith is certain of the future gift of the new body, but not as one, who possesses already this new body in a visible form.«
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Otfried Hofius Geboren 1937; 1969 Promotion; 1971 Habilitation; 1965–72 Pfarrer; 1972–80 Professor für Ev. Theologie und ihre Didaktik (Schwerpunkt Bibelwissenschaft) in Paderborn; seit 1980 o. Professor für Neues Testament in Tübingen; 2002 emeritiert.