diff --git a/jhn/10/22.md b/jhn/10/22.md index aee441a886..a7d7bb3a4f 100644 --- a/jhn/10/22.md +++ b/jhn/10/22.md @@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ During the Festival of Dedication, some Jews begin to question Jesus. Verses 22 and 23 give background information about the setting of the story. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]]) +# It was winter + +Winter is the coldest time of the year. You may use your language's term for the coldest season if your reader understands that in Israel this was in December, not in June. + # Festival of the Dedication This is an eight-day winter holiday Jews use to remember a miracle where God made a small amount of oil remain lit in a lampstand for eight days. They lit the lampstand to dedicate the Jewish temple to God. To dedicate something is to promise to use it for a special purpose. diff --git a/jhn/10/23.md b/jhn/10/23.md index b02190d6c8..45b2e912e6 100644 --- a/jhn/10/23.md +++ b/jhn/10/23.md @@ -1,7 +1,3 @@ -# It was winter - -Winter is the coldest time of the year. You may use your language's term for the coldest season if your reader understands that in Israel this was in December, not in June. - # Jesus was walking in the temple The area where Jesus was walking was actually a courtyard that was outside the temple building. Alternate translation: "Jesus was walking in the temple courtyard" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])