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NASB | Mark 12:30 AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.' |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 12:30 AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL (life), AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND (thought, understanding), AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.' [Deut 6:4, 5] |
Subject: Christ Sometimes Taught in Greek |
Bible Note: Gosh, Ed... I said it was an opinion! Hey, but, who ever told you that Romans respected Jews? They were made fun of in the baths and athletic activities (which were performed in the nude) because of their being circumcised. They were considered lazy for not working all seven days a week. They were considered atheists for not believing in the Greek pantheon. They were considered weird for only having one god -- and for having a god they didn't even know what he looked like. They were considered odd for refusing to eat more than half of the commonly available kind of foods. Read Josephus, Ed... Josephus spends a whole lot of time just trying to make the Romans see that Jews were at least up to par with Greeks. (See his "Antiquity of the Jews," discourse on "Hades," and autobiography. All are available online.) Rome's treatment of Israel was no different than its treatment of Egypt and other nations. They tried hard everywhere they went to keep the religions in tact and "mix them up" with the pantheon. (Look how hard they worked to make every god in Egypt correspond to a god in their (Greek) mythology.) The took what they wanted, occupied an area, and sold "fire insurance" (the kind where your house burns down if you don't pay the premium). As long as they got their taxes, they let things pretty much run their own course. If resistance increased, or there was rebellion, they turned up the heat. None of this new or weird stuff, Ed. Check your history. As Christians, we should be fully understanding Biblical eras. Understanding the context in which the people lived helps us interpret things. Disclaimer: Before someone jumps on me. I am NOT saying that the scriptures cannot be understood without understanding history. I believe very strongly in what theologians call "the perspicuity of scripture." But I think a lot of erroneous notions that Christians carry around could be mitigated if they only really read history. Secular writings should always be taken with a grain of salt, especially when interpreting a "world view." But, frankly, only hinder the message of the gospel by being ignorant about the world around us. Disclaimer 2: I wasn't being critical of any one person, denomination, or creed in Disclaimer 1. I found this failing in myself, before I ever noticed it in others. Sorry for pontificating again! |