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NASB | Mark 15:34 At the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?" which is translated, "MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 15:34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?"--which is translated, "MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?" [Ps 22:1] |
Subject: "Eloi" or "Eli"? |
Bible Note: Greetings Nolan! I am in the process of breaking down your detailed posts so that I can comment on them. I would like to begin with the historical evidence that Matthew was written in Hebrew originally. This has always been one of my pet peeves with modern critics. The historical evidence seems overwhelming that Matthew was originally written and Hebrew and was written first. Yet, because of the current documentary theories, the historical evidence is ignored. Everyone of the quotes above make it clear that the early church fathers all believed Matthew was written in Hebrew. It is theoretically possible that they could be mistaken, however that possibility seems remote given the fact that most of these writers were only a short time removed from the composition of the original Gospels. On of my favorite authors, Donald Guthrie, writes this in his New Testament Introduction: "This evidence points to an unbroken tradition that Matthew wrote his Gospel in Hebrew, and advocates of any hypothesis which disagrees with this must suggest an adequate explanation of so consistent a tradition. The usual explanation is that later Church Fathers were merely reiterating Papias' original mistake, or at least confusion, over what Matthew originally wrote in Aramaic. But since Irenaeus and Origen were both Greek-speaking and both presumably possessed Matthew's Gospel only in Greek, it is strange that neither of them considered the tradition of a Hebrew (or Aramaic) original to be at all suspicious." - Pg. 39. Futhermore, the quote your friend refered to from Irenaeus above even dates the composition of Matthew. He says, "Now Matthew published also a book of the Gospel among the Hebrews in their own dialect, while Peter and Paul were preaching the gospel in Rome and founding the Church." (Adv. Haer. iii. I.I) So, my thoughts on this point are simple: We should make sure that our documentary theories line up with history, which many modern critics fail to do. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |