Has a Gospel in Hebrew Been Found?
The Hebrew Life of Jesus
While attempting to translate the Gospel of Mark into modern Hebrew I came to the startling conclusion that there once existed a Hebrew Life of Jesus that was later translated into Greek, and that descendants of this literal Greek translation of the Hebrew Life of Jesus served as the basis of the Synoptic Gospels. We may, therefore, speak of a Hebrew source from which the Synoptic Gospels stem.
“Treasure in Heaven”: Examining an Ancient Idiom for Charity
Matt. 6:1]) begins to be utilized idiomatically as “charity” (e.g., Tob. 4:7, 14:2).
Hebrew Nuggets, Lesson 31: Righteousness
Behind the word “righteousness” in Jesus’ saying, “Be careful not to do your acts of righteousness before men” (Matt. 6:1), probably stands the word tse·da·KAH.
Discovering the Hebrew Undertext of the Synoptic Gospels
Revised: 2-Sept-2012
According to Luke 1:1, many written accounts of Jesus’ life were in circulation, and the early church fathers are almost united in conveying the tradition that the apostle Matthew wrote a gospel in Hebrew.
Yohanan the Immerser’s Exhortations
Luke 3:10-14 (Huck 3; Aland 15; Crook 18)For abbreviations and bibliographical references, see “Introduction to ‘The Life of Yeshua: A Suggested Reconstruction.'”… Luke 3:8), see E. … Scheffler, “The Social Ethics of the Lucan Baptist (Lk 3:10-14),” Neotestamentica 24.1 (1990): 21-36, esp. 27; J. Liebenberg, “The Function of the Standespredigt in Luke 3:1-20: A Response to E H Scheffler’s The Social Ethics of the Lucan Baptist (Lk 3:10-14),” Neotestamentica 27.1 (1993): 55-67, esp. 60-62…. See Foakes Jackson-Lake, 1:103; Scheffler, “The Social Ethics of the Lucan Baptist (Lk 3:10-14),” 28.
Hebrew Nuggets, Lesson 17: vav (Part 1)
(Luke 2:7-10; RSV)
This very Semitic pattern of connecting clauses with “and” would seem starkly out of place in any Greek text—Greek simply does not express itself in such a fashion.
What Kind of Blessing Is That?
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Luke 2:28-32, and a more difficult one in Luke 2:34-35…. (Luke 2:28-29)
As noted above, in Jewish culture the word “bless” can be used to praise God. … Because of this, some may have understood the verbs “blessed” and “said” in Luke 2:28 to refer to two different speeches. … This fits the context of Luke 2:28-32 in which the recognition of the baby’s future role in salvation is certainly an item worthy of praising God.
Gospel Postcard: Kefar Naḥum (Capernaum), the Village of Nahum
Healing the Paralytic
It happened in a house in Capernaum (Matt 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26).
Ossuary Inscriptions from the Caiaphas Tomb
How to cite this article: Ronny Reich, “Ossuary Inscriptions from the Caiaphas Tomb,” Jerusalem Perspective 33/34 (1991): 13-22 .
The ossuaries Zvi Greenhut excavated from a burial cave in the south of Jerusalem bear several inscriptions.
Prayers for Emergencies
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The prayer that Jesus taught his disciples (Matt. 6:9-13; Luke 11:2-4) is viewed by Christians as a model prayer.
Gergesa, Gerasa, or Gadara?
Matt. 8:28; Mark 5:1; Luke 8:26. … while immediately before he mentions Gadara, apparently commenting on one reading of Matthew 8:28 that has “Gadara.”
Abraham’s Temptation, Forerunner of Jesus’ Temptation
is amazingly similar to Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness (Matt 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13)…. Luke 4:13].)
Is there apostolic authority and authorship of New Testament Scriptures?
“The beautiful Greek of Luke’s prologue (Lk. 1:1-4), for instance, testifies that the prologue is a later addition to the gospel story” (JP 50, p. 13).
Elijah Prays About Rain
Elijah was a man of like nature with ourselves and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth its fruit. (James 5:17-18)This article is dedicated to my wife, Lauren Sue.