Hebrew Nuggets, Lesson 18: vav (Part 2)

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(Matt. 7:25)

“And” in the sense of “or”:

Anyone who kidnaps a man, and he has sold him and he is still holding him , shall be put to death. … (Matt. 7:4)

“And” is sometimes used as a comma, a dash or parentheses to set off an explanatory aside:

That evening an old man came home from his work in the fields outside the town and the man was from the hill country of Ephraim and resided at Gibeah where the townspeople were Benjaminites.

Tangled up in Techēlet: Tzitzit (Ritual Tassels) in the Time of Jesus

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How to cite this article: JP Staff Writer, “Tangled up in Techēlet: Tzitzit (Ritual Tassels) in the Time of Jesus,” Jerusalem Perspective (2023) .

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First-century Jewish Use of Scripture: Evidence from the Life of Jesus

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Through the window of a single New Testament episode we can gain insight into how Jesus and his Jewish contemporaries employed sacred texts with creative ingenuity to grapple with the complex issues of their day.

Mary and Martha: The Rest of the Story

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One of the “longer” gospel stories that Lindsey has suggested is composed of four passages: Luke 10:38-42; Matthew 6:25-34 (= Luke 12:22-31); Luke 12:16-20; and Luke 16:19-31…. “Worry” ties together the first two fragments, the incident from Luke 10:38-42 and the teaching from Matthew 6:25-34 (= Luke 12:22-31). … Because they illustrate the two principal concerns mentioned in the second fragment (Matt. 6:25-34 = Luke 12:22-31), the two concluding parables probably belong to this context.

The Sabbath Was Made for Man

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I hope at a later point to give more full attention to what may be considered Jesus’ three pillars (or principles) of spirituality that are outlined in Matthew 6:1-18. At this juncture it is sufficient to state what they are: acts of loving-kindness (Matt. 6:1-4), prayer (Matt. 6:5-6), and repentance/fasting (Matt. 6:16-18)…. Should we assume that Jesus’ ordering of his own spiritual pillars in Matthew 6 likewise indicates a prioritization?

Hebraisms in the New Testament

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Common nouns, such as μαμωνᾶς (mamōnas, ‘mammon,’ ‘wealth’; Matt. 6.24; Luke 16.9, 11, 13) and κορβᾶν (korban, ‘corban,’ a gift dedicated to the Temple’; Mark 7.11), are used in both languages.

“It Is Said to the Elders”: On the Interpretation of the So-called Antitheses in the Sermon on the Mount

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This impression is confirmed when we read, at the conclusion of the sermon, that Jesus “taught them as one having authority and unlike their scribes” (Matt. 7:29).

“How to Pray” complex

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The prayer recorded in Matt. 6:9-13 // Luke 11:2-4 has been called “the Lord’s Prayer” at least since the time of Origen (late second to mid-third century C.E), who referred to τοῦ κυρίου προσευχή (“prayer of the Lord”; De oratione 18:1 [ed. … This block of material is what remained of the original “How to Pray” complex after the Anthologizer had removed the Praying Like Gentiles pericope (Matt. 6:7-8) and Yeshua’s Discourse on Worry (Matt. 6:25-34; Luke 12:22-31), and after the author of Luke had removed the Persistent Widow parable (Luke 18:1-8).

The Priority of Luke: An Exposition of Robert Lindsey’s Solution to the Synoptic Problem

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W. Richard Stegner’s “The Priority of Luke: An Exposition of Robert Lindsey’s Solution to the Synoptic Problem” was originally published in Biblical Research (27 : 26-38), the journal of the Chicago Society of Biblical Research (CSBR). It is reissued here with Biblical Research’s kind permission. To learn more about the Chicago Society of Biblical Research and its journal, visit https://chicagosbr.org/biblical-research/.

Jesus and the Oral Torah: The Hem of His Garment

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(Matt. 9:20-21, KJV)

Jesus’ observance of this commandment is dramatically illustrated by the story, found in Matthew 9, Mark 5 and Luke 8, of the woman who suffered from a hemorrhage for twelve years. … For a discussion of Matt. 23:5 and Matt. 9:20, see David Bivin, “The New International Jesus,” Jerusalem Perspective 56 [Jul.

The Lord’s Prayer 7: “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread”

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The deceptively simple petition from Matthew 6:11, “Give us this day our daily bread,” has been a matter of controversy for centuries. … (Matt. 6:33-34)

Jesus was adamant concerning anxiety about the future:

Do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. … (Matt. 6:25-26)

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“Son of Man”: Jesus’ Most Important Title

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מְתֻרְגְּמָן (me⋅tur⋅ge⋅MĀN) is Hebrew for “translator.” The articles in this series illustrate how a knowledge of the Gospels’ Semitic background can provide a deeper understanding of Jesus’ words and influence the translation process.