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1 | Is the Law abolished? | Matt 5:17 | MJH | 137732 | ||
Your comments on Jesus speaking Greek were fascinating and I am thankful for the chance to read them. They educated me. I often said that in Jerusalem, Jesus would have had to speak another language other than Hebrew because of the vast numbers of people from outside the region. Greek was my third guess, but with your posts, maybe it will become my first. This does not explain how he spoke to His disciples and those in Galilee. I still firmly believe that He spoke Hebrew (you even make that point to some degree.) I am not the best source for this argument and making it would plagiarize, so see the book, “Understanding the Difficult Words of Jesus: New Insights From a Hebraic Perspective.” by Bivin and Blizzard. I even have an extra copy I could send you. Since you are interested in languages, then this is a MUST READ. Believe the book or not, it still provides a treasure of information and would be useful. On other notes: I was taught that Jesus built in Sepphoris, a city being built when he was a child and closer to Nazareth (building with stone.) Caesarea was a long way off, but of course we really can only speculate. You mentioned Pilot and not knowing much about him. Check out Paul Meier’s book about the man. Very fascinating and explains why he might have acted the way he did when Jesus was condemned (something that “The Passion” got right – or close). On your explanation of Jesus quoting Deut. 6:5 and adding “mind”; you are of course right in knowing that the Greek had to add “mind” to get the full meaning, but couldn’t the Gospel writers have made the change, and Jesus still teach it in Hebrew? Thanks for the lively discussion, and for not calling me names because I study Hebrew culture, language and 1st century rabbinic teachings to more fully grasp who Jesus is. (I’m sorry, did that sound sarcastic?) |
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2 | Is the Law abolished? | Matt 5:17 | Hank | 137777 | ||
Having followed this thread with some interest fueled no doubt by a keen interest in language, it strikes me as more academic than spiritually edifying to bandy about whether Jesus spoke Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek or in what language Matthew wrote his Gospel. In what language did Peter and the other disciples address the crowd on Pentecost and in what languages were they heard? If indeed the language barrier were overcome supernaturally at Pentecost, is there any reason to believe that the Son of God would be hampered by the constraints of language from delivering His message in language that His intended hearers would be able to understand? My point is this: God has always been able to deliver His message to whomever He wishes in intelligible language. Is it really necessary to know the language which God used to communicate to Adam and Eve in order to understand what happened in Eden? And although background knowledge of ancient languages and customs can be helpful, how much of it does the sinner need in order to be re-born in Christ Jesus? --Hank | ||||||
3 | Is the Law abolished? | Matt 5:17 | MJH | 137899 | ||
Hank, please see my post in this thread under the heading "sources?" My post begins, "I've spent several hours...." and was posted on 11/20/04 at 11:53pm | ||||||