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NASB | Matthew 16:18 "I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 16:18 "And I say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades (death) will not overpower it [by preventing the resurrection of the Christ]. [Eph 1:22; 4:15; 5:23; Col 1:18] |
Subject: "upon this rock I will build my church" |
Bible Note: MJH You talk as if it has been categorically proven that Hebrew was in fact the language Jesus spoke and that is simply not true. Your statement about the Dead Seas Scrolls is simply not conclusive and in fact the Dead Seas Scrolls present as many questions on this subject as they do answers. Some groups of the scrolls seem to prove one language and another set of the scrolls seem to prove another. You can be as dogmatic as you want to be, but please don’t blame the general disagreement on a lack of interest or scholarship. I know many on the forum have been very involved in Biblical language studies. I probably read one book, article, paper or attend discussions and seminars on Biblical customs and languages an average of once a month or so. I will admit I’m very slow to read commercially published material, preferring to read text books, white papers, doctrinal defense papers, and research papers and study results. I find people write commercial books often taking a controversial or new stance simply because it sells. This seems especially true of Religious works. You can walk in any Christian Book store and find books and magazine articles supporting new ideas and others disagreeing with those ideas and about twenty different books/articles supporting one or the other to some degree. Current study has not overturned the Aramaic idea, since every "valid" current study still says there is no conclusive proof. Many researchers have reached their own conclusions but not one has been able to provide definite proof. As far as continuing this discussion it seems it is you that brought it up and you that continues it. I have my opinion bases on what I consider the best data available and really have no reason to discuss an alternate idea based on some commercial book. If their research was so conclusive why haven’t they submitted it to the research groups that are delving into this subject. I have never heard of any of their research being published in any technical paper or any other form other than this commercial book. If I get a chance I will look over their book. Have you completely read what I have posted? EdB |