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Eleftherios Tserkezis (Vigyázz a különbségre: "arámul beszélt" vagy "csak arámul beszélt") A tudomány már régen megállapította, hogy a korai római Palesztina korántsem volt egynyelvű. A régióban négy nyelvet ismertek és beszéltek: héberül, arámiul, görögül és latinul . Az igazi kérdés persze az, hogy ezek közül mindegyik mennyire volt elterjedt, és milyen alkalmakkor használták őket. A tudósok többsége úgy véli, hogy a mindennapi életben igazából az arámi volt a leggyakoribb nyelv. A régiókon és közösségeken átívelő kommunikációban azonban a görög volt a hasznosabb; sőt, a tudósok egyre növekvő kisebbsége szerint a görög volt az általános lingua franca. A héber valószínűleg a liturgikus és oktatási kontextusra korlátozódott, a latint pedig a hadseregben és a közigazgatásban használták. Jézus zsidó családban nőtt fel, így valószínűleg az arámi volt az anyanyelve. Szülőföldjén, Galileában azonban, amelyet találóan "a pogányok Galileájának" ne...

Eleftherios Tserkezis (Mind the gap between “spoke Aramaic” and “only spoke Aramaic.”) Scholarship has long established that early Roman Palestine was far from monolingual. As many as four languages were known and spoken in the region — Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek and Latin . The real question, of course, is how widespread each of them was and on what occasions they were used. A plurality of scholars believe the common language in everyday life was indeed Aramaic. For trans-regional and cross-communal communi­cation, though, Greek was more useful; in fact, there’s even a growing minority of scholars who argue that Greek was the overall lingua franca. Hebrew was probably limited to a liturgical and educational context, and Latin was used in the army and administration. Jesus grew up in a Jewish family, so Aramaic was probably his mother tongue. However, his native Galilee, aptly nicknamed “Galilee of the Gentiles,” was home to a diverse population for centuries, partl...

Pre We have left 2020 behind us. Everyone has probably seen and heard fake and untrue news on TV, on the internet or from people they know in the immediate vicinity. The time has come when not only images but also video material can be created almost completely altering the original information or character. Different words than the original are put into people's mouths in the media, different gestures are made, small differences, big differences, not conveying quite the same original thinking. Not quite the same & almost the original. This is the alchemy of the liar. Since the Scriptures are the Word of the Everlasting God, it is not surprising that they prophetically foretell the events that are to come. Therefore, we can anticipate that the lies of the evil one will spread in many new areas and in new ways. John point to this in the Revelations: A mouth was given to him to speak boasts* and blasphemies. He was also given authority to act.. ...

God is Love – 2/3 ..how the three connect a study about divine love and interlocking Christian characters This article is part of the "Vitalize" pack “His divine power has given us everything needed for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness..” 2Pt 1:3.. Pre In this very beginning I must say that there are a lot of ideas floating around about what the apostles teach about love. On the one hand, this is quite scary (knowing that there are theories about love) but it also gives us a great opportunity to investigate the original viewpoint. From the New Covenant perspective, it is important to note that God's love is much brighter for us than it was in the time of the Old Testament. I'm pro classical musician , learned to interpret the original concept and composition . My wife was a linguist so in such cases {and always} I go to the source rather than the traditional di...

connection between shepherd and door {study} ...he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. John 10:2 A: The gates {and doors} were the place for elders' leaders' gatherings in the ancient towns. In this way - they symbolises the rank and the Authority. The gatekeeper obeys the rule of the town. But - as we can see later in the verse John 10:7 the shepherd himself also - the door. "Political and spiritual leaders were often called shepherds in the ancient world (Isaiah 56:11, Jeremiah 3:15). Jesus explained that not everyone among the sheep is a true shepherd; some are like thieves and robbers. One mark of their being a thief and a robber is how they gain entry among the sheep. The idea is that there is a door, a proper way to gain entry. Not everyone who stands among the sheep comes that way. Some climb up some other...

How should we understand the unusual Greek word " arsenokoitas " that Paul uses in the New Testament to describe homosexuals? Is there any way to translate the word so that it refers to something other than men who have sexual relations with men? Does the Greek word " arsenokoitai " really refer to homosexuality? Kevin DeYoung That word is an unusual word. It’s a new word; we don’t know of any other instances of the word until Paul coins the word in 1 Corinthians 6 and 1 Timothy 1. It’s a compound word: “arsen” means man and “koite” or “koitas” or “koitai”—depending on a verb or a noun—means bed. It’s men who bed with other men. It’s quite clear that Paul has coined this word from Leviticus 18 and Leviticus 20. Even if you don’t know any Greek, you could find online or pull up the Greek transliteration of these two verses. Look at the Septuagint, which is the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, and then just look at the Greek for the necessary passage ...

A well-known parable of Jesus is found in Matthew 13. It is the story of the weed /darnel /tares found among the pure wheat. But do we understand the original message? Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat,... So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared as well... the slaves of the householder came and said to him: ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where, then, did these weeds come from?’ ‘An enemy has done this.’ ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’ ‘No; for in gathering the weeds you would uproot the wheat along with them. Let both of them grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers: Collect the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn‘ Mt 13:24-30 Jesus' par...

Rövid meditáció A kapcsolati változás Iten Újszövetségében. Jézus személyes üzenetként jött hozzánk: Az Ige testté lett és közöttünk lakott {sátrat vert, letelepedett}, és láttuk az ő dicsőségét, mint az Atyától származó egyszülött Fiú dicsőségét, telve kegyelemmel és igazsággal... 1Jn 1,14 Újra kell gondolnunk a naptárunkat, találkozóinkat, hogy biztosak legyünk benne, azokkal az emberekkel töltjük az időnket, akiknek hallaniuk kell és "meghallaniuk" is a Jó Hírt. Ezért, mert hallottam az Úr Jézusba vetett hitetekről és minden szent iránt való szeretetetekről { agape - szeretet }, nem szűnök meg hálát adni értetek, megemlékezem rólatok imáimban, hogy a mi Urunk Jézus Krisztus Istene, a dicsőség Atyja adja meg nektek a bölcsesség és a kinyilatkoztatás Szellemét az ő ismeretében* , hogy megvilágosodjanak szívetek szemei, hogy megismerjétek, mi az a reménység, amelyre elhívott benneteket... Ef 1:14 *A héber gondolkodásmódban "valakinek a megismerése ...

Short Meditation The relational change in Gd's New Testament. Jesus came to us as the personal message : The Word became flesh and dwelt {tabernacled} among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth... 1Jn 1:14 The Word became flesh, forever – and we are not to restore principles based on mere words and orders. We need to reorientate our diaries to make sure we're spending time with the people who need to hear & "hear" the Good News. For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love { agape - love } toward all the saints, I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge* of him , having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you... Eph 1:14 *In the H...