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1 | Significance of three pecks? | Matt 13:33 | DocTrinsograce | 148100 | ||
Hi, brother Mark... I did not write that every (original language) word of Scripture was not intended, pure, inspired, necessary, planned, important, or significant. Indeed, on the contrary, I have attempted over time to clearly state the opposite! What I wrote was that God attaches the usual meanings to numbers -- and most words -- that we attach to them. This is called communication. If I send a message to you, my intent is for you to understand, therefore I use a convention called language. When I say "brother Mark" I always mean you, I do not mean "brother Kalos", the chair on which I sit, or the philosophy of epistemology. An alternative meaning behind the three pecks mentioned in Matthew 13:33 is never mentioned anywhere else in Scripture. Why would Christ mean anything more than exactly what He was saying? Jesus often spoke of things commonplace to His hearers (another good communication technique). Indeed, as John Gill points out, the Talmud states that it is traditional for women to make bread using three "measures" of wheat. When the Scriptures explain the significance of a number (as, for example, in Gen 41:26) we can say something conclusive. Anything else is speculation -- albeit interesting -- but still speculation. In Him, Doc PS If you would like to see a concise statement about what I believe regarding Scripture, please read the following link -- parts of which I have quoted in a number of previous posts. http://www.vor.org/truth/1689/1689bc01.html Furthermore, I am very comfortable with the Chicago Statement of Biblical Hermeneutics http://www.origins.org/articles/00site_chicago.html |
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2 | Significance of three pecks? | Matt 13:33 | mark d seyler | 148129 | ||
Thank you, Doc, for your reply and links. And I want you to know, (and this bothered me last night that since my post followed yours it could seem pointed to you) this was not pointed at you, but rather to all on this thread in general. Love in Christ, Mark |
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3 | Significance of three pecks? | Matt 13:33 | DocTrinsograce | 148190 | ||
Thank you, brother Mark! | ||||||