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1 | Who then is on this broad way? | Matt 7:13 | grafted in | 217036 | ||
WOS, You are absolutely correct (except John is "Y"ochanan (no letter "J" in Hebrew, no J sound either, not even an equivalent). For one, I, personally use the Hebrew names for all the people (right down to pronouncing the name Eli as you would say El ie, Levi as Lehv ie), I use the Hebrew for the places too, such as Yerushalayim, Beitlechem, Gat Sh'manim, etc. To be perfectly honest, I actually began reading the names like that because it helps in relating to the actual times and places. It became later, just a simple act of respect. If you and I were to meet and you were introduced to me as Mike, my first question to you would be do you prefer to be called Mike or do you like to be called Michael? It's just something I do, I want to be respectful toward you. For all I would know, you might actually prefer Micky or some off-the-wall nickname that your friend knows nothing about (because he never bothered to ask). You might even be Jewish and prefer the Hebrew pronounciation of Meh chah el? Using the correct names still puts me in the relating mode, but I do it now more out of respect. After all, the scriptures are to the Hebrew first, then the Greek. I have a question in reverse. Why do you guys fight so hard against maybe learning something new? Reading through the threads, I, at least, would love it if someone who knew the real Greek name for Timothy (is it Timotheus?) or the other Greek people or some of the cities would slash in the correct word/pronunciation for it. Or the Roman. Or the people and places from the other cities of the OT. Isn't this a bible STUDY forum? Wouldn't that be a part of the study, not an extremely important part, granted, but a part nonetheless. The Hebrew words are not hard to say and putting the names back as they should be really does help put you in the culture you're reading about. (That's why I would like to know the actual names of the other people and places.) Try it, you might like it. But, please, don't fault me if you think my form of respect is stupid. I don't think that it is. And if I choose to use the name Yeshua, it is NOT against Sola Scriptura nor is it against TOU - it is His literal given (God-given) Hebrew name. :o) |
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2 | Who then is on this broad way? | Matt 7:13 | azurelaw | 217041 | ||
Dear Grafted, Nothing new under the sun, sir?/madam? I don't think you comment "Why do you guys fight so hard against maybe learning something new?" aptly apply to people who are responding to this thread. Your example to show respect by calling Mike or Michael does not address the issue properly. For the Studybible forum is designed in English. While we are guests, shall we be more concern to follow the convention norm to communicate in English as a kind of respect to our host "Lockman"? I am not saying Hebrew or Greek words are not allowed. But I think the purpose or proper use of them should be for explaining or clarifying a certain word used during Bible study, e.g. when we talk about love, we might want to know what are the different kinds of love in the Bible. Then in this case, Greek words to explain the different kinds of love would be needed. So, the original question of the thread or those relevant posts are not asking the meaning of Jesus, Paul, Peter, etc. in Hebrew. Employing too much of them is rather confusing (see my post 192966) and I am afraid it does not help one's understanding if it is not used in relevant to the issue. If it is necessary to employ Hebrew/Greek explanation to tackle a Bible study question, by all means, do it. Else, the simpler the better :-) Shalom Azure |
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