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1 | Sources? | Matt 5:17 | MJH | 137708 | ||
I am hunting down the sources for the idiom (can't locate them when you need them...) In the mean time, you can read, "Understanding the Difficult Words of Jesus" by David Bivin and Roy Blizzard. Also, "Our Father Abraham: Jewish roots of the Christian Faith", by Marvin Wilson. Both books show how modern scholars agree that the first century Jews spoke Hebrew as their main language and not Arabic or Greek (or Latin). The ISBNs are: 1-56043-550-X and 0-8028-0423-3 respectively. I apologize for not having the source for the Idiom readily available, but both these authors make the same argument for this verse as I have. I will get that source a.s.a.p. |
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2 | Sources? | Matt 5:17 | Morant61 | 137709 | ||
Greetings MJH! Thanks for looking for the source! As I am sure you are aware, just because someone says something doesn't make it true! :-) I would like to dig into it some more. The issue of Hebrew vs. Aramaic isn't that important to me. Whichever they spoke, the New Testament was written in Greek. Greek certainly was the language of commerce at the the time. But, I do believe that it is important to dig into the customs and culture of the people at the time. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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