I often set aside your posts until I have a quiet time to learn. It often is forgotten that the times when the Bible was written were completely different (except for the fallen nature of man) than the times in which we live. Meaning we assign to many words today would have no relevance at all to those living then.
The words in Greek (my Dad was Greek, but didn’t teach us as he was determined we be raised as Americans), as you’ve pointed out were not translated from the root word. (I even told my Sunday school class that we live in created order.). The meaning of messenger, envoy, etc., makes much more sense than apostle and I find this more reasonable as it is clearly what Jesus wanted his chosen men to do.
I look forward to your continuing work as I have learned from each one. My dad has to take Latin in school in Nebraska and he had the biggest vocabulary of anyone I have known. It’s truly important to clearly understand the meaning of God’s word, just as it was critically important for Tyndale to get God’s word to the people. (I’ve believed that the evil one ensured the priests and royalty were the only educated ones in order to keep the feudal slavery.)
Thank you, from the bottom of may heart! Your encouragement, as I have said before, keeps me focused and keeps me honest!
I missed the opportunity to learn Greek in college, but have made it a point to surround myself with tools and scholarly writings to help me understand the depth of the intended meaning. What I continue to revel in is that this work does not weaken my faith in His Word, but makes it magnitudes more strong!
HGV,
I often set aside your posts until I have a quiet time to learn. It often is forgotten that the times when the Bible was written were completely different (except for the fallen nature of man) than the times in which we live. Meaning we assign to many words today would have no relevance at all to those living then.
The words in Greek (my Dad was Greek, but didn’t teach us as he was determined we be raised as Americans), as you’ve pointed out were not translated from the root word. (I even told my Sunday school class that we live in created order.). The meaning of messenger, envoy, etc., makes much more sense than apostle and I find this more reasonable as it is clearly what Jesus wanted his chosen men to do.
I look forward to your continuing work as I have learned from each one. My dad has to take Latin in school in Nebraska and he had the biggest vocabulary of anyone I have known. It’s truly important to clearly understand the meaning of God’s word, just as it was critically important for Tyndale to get God’s word to the people. (I’ve believed that the evil one ensured the priests and royalty were the only educated ones in order to keep the feudal slavery.)
God bless you! On to the next post!🙏🙏
Thank you, from the bottom of may heart! Your encouragement, as I have said before, keeps me focused and keeps me honest!
I missed the opportunity to learn Greek in college, but have made it a point to surround myself with tools and scholarly writings to help me understand the depth of the intended meaning. What I continue to revel in is that this work does not weaken my faith in His Word, but makes it magnitudes more strong!