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NASB | Matthew 5:17 ¶ "Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 5:17 ¶ "Do not think that I came to do away with or undo the Law [of Moses] or the [writings of the] Prophets; I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. |
Subject: Is the Law abolished? |
Bible Note: 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?) |