Also note that in Matt. 5:19 Jesus alludes to this same complex.
The Significance of Jesus’ Words “Not One Jot or One Tittle Will Pass from the Law” (Matt. 5:18)
The Greek reads: ἕως ἂν παρέλθῃ ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ, ἰῶτα ἓν ἢ μία κεραία οὐ μὴ παρέλθῃ ἀπὸ τοῦ νόμου (“…until pass away the heaven and the earth, iota one or one point by no means will pass way from the law…”; Matt. 5:18)…. Presuming that Jesus originally made the statement recorded in Matt. 5:18 in Hebrew, iota would stand for י (yod), the tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. … — /wp:image –>
Some scholars have suggested that תָּג (tāg; plural: תָּגִים , or תָּגִין ), is a better equivalent for keraia in Matt. 5:18….
Meaning of the Expression in Jesus’ Saying
There are parallels in ancient Jewish sources that can help us clarify the meaning of Jesus’ statement in Matt. 5:18.
“Recovering the ‘Inspired Text’?”
If Brown is right, one might ask why, for instance, the understanding of Matthew 6:22-23 advocated by the authors, “If your eye is good/bad ,” is not reflected in English versions of the Bible?
Book Review: Robert L.
For example, he contends that the discourse on “worry” in Matthew 6:25-34 followed the incident with Mary and Martha in Luke 10:38-42, and was followed by the parables in Luke 12:16-21, “The Rich Fool,” and Luke 16:19-31, “The Rich Man and Lazarus.”…
A Test Case
An example of the methodology in Lindsey’s book, its potential usefulness and also its potential frustration for scholars, can be found in sections dealing with Matthew 5:10-12.
Deliver Us From Evil
The Good News Bible, New Century Bible, New International Version, New Jerusalem Bible and New Revised Standard Version all render Matthew 6:13b as keep us, save us, rescue us, or deliver us “from the evil one.” … — /wp:shortcode –>
Matthew 6:13b includes the prepositional phrase apo tou ponērou, which may mean “from the evil one” or “from the evil (thing).” …
In Matthew 5:11 ponēros appears as a neuter noun. … The second occurrence of ponēros follows the preposition ek (“from, out of”) and, therefore, appears in the same ambiguous form of the gender as in the Lord’s Prayer (Matt. 6:13b).
Jesus’ Command to “Hate”
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Can the same Jesus who instructs his disciples to “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (Matt 5:44) be responsible for this stringent requirement to hate one’s parents. … (Matt 6:24, RSV; cf. … (
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Here is a sampling of the many doublets and parallelisms we find in the sayings of Jesus: “The wise and understanding” (Luke 10:21); “prophets and apostles” (Luke 11:49); “kings and governors” (Luke 21:12); “two men will be in the field…two women will be grinding with a hand mill” (Matt. 24:40-41); “look at the birds of the heaven…consider the lilies of the field” (Matt. 6:26, 28); “they make their phylacteries wide…and their tassels long” (Matt. 23:5); “when you see a cloud rising in the west…when you see the south wind blowing” (Luke 12:54, 55); “a reed shaken by the wind…a man dressed in fancy clothes” (Matt. 11:7-8; Luke 7:24-25); “eating and drinking…a glutton and a drunkard…tax collectors and sinners” (Matt. 11:19; Luke 7:34); “you are the salt of the earth…you are the light of the world” (Matt. 5:13, 14); “as it was in the days of Noah…as it was in the days of Lot” (Luke 17:26, 28); and “nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom” (Matt. 24:7; Mark 13:8; Luke 21:10). Matthew, in his general parallel to seven of the eleven passages in which Luke writes only “I say to you,” has in each, “Amen, I say to you” (Matt. 5:26; 8:10; 10:15; 11:11; 13:17; 16:28; 23:36). Despite the continuing debate between Matthean and Markan priorists, some form of the widely-accepted Two-Source Hypothesis seems necessary for a proper understanding of the synoptic relationships. The Two-Source Hypothesis as generally conceived, however, cannot cover the evidence of dependence and interdependence found in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. How to cite this article: Some time ago, I happened upon an amazing story about the miracle-worker Hanina ben Dosa that is almost unknown and sheds new light on the Jewish background of the Christian gospels. In the last 50 years or so, Gospel scholars, particularly Jewish scholars, have increasingly seen the importance of Jesus’ Jewish origins and his Galilean roots. Further, they have come to understand that Jesus was part of a Galilean branch of Judaism that was more rural and relaxed, and distinctively hasidic (pietistic).See Safrai, “Jesus and the Hasidim.” — wp:paragraph –> Another of the eleven synoptic contexts in which evangelion appears is found in Matthew 4:23: Mark 1:12, 13; Matt. 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13), as well as to Mark’s account of the Baptist’s preaching (Mark 1:7-8; Matt. 3:7-10; Luke 3:7-9). Luke 6:36 is a parallel to Matthew 5:48: “You must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” … Matthew 5:48 is merely the conclusion to a short homily where Jesus teaches that God reaches out in love to all people, regardless of their attitude and behavior toward him, “for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.” … (Matt. 5:44). … Jesus said, “I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (Matt. 5:44). — wp:paragraph –> Other noun-plus-noun expressions found in the Gospels include: “the furnace of the fire” (Matt 13:50); “a storm of wind” (Luke 8:23); “the kingdom of heaven” (Matt 13:31; 19:14; 19:23); “the poor of spirit” (Matt 5:3); “the clean of heart” (Matt 5:8); “the grass of the field” (Matt 6:30); “the lilies of the field” (Matt 6:28); and, “the birds of the sky” (Matt 6:26; 8:20). For example, compare Matt. 5:29-30 and 18:8-9 with Mark 9:47. … Matt. 5:29-30.
Cataloging the Gospels’ Hebraisms: Part Four (Parallelism)
“Verily” or “Amen”—What Did Jesus Say?
A New Two-source Solution to the Synoptic Problem
Widow’s Son in Nain
David N. Bivin and Joshua N. Tilton, “Widow’s Son in Nain,” The Life of Yeshua: A Suggested Reconstruction (Jerusalem Perspective, 2014) .
An Almost Unknown Hanina ben Dosa Story and Jesus: Exemplars of First-century Galilean Hasidic Judaism
Book Review: Robert Lindsey’s A Comparative Greek Concordance of the Synoptic Gospels
Excerpts from David Flusser’s The Sage from Galilee
Noun Chains in the Gospels
Beyond an Inheritance
