Mark 15:34

From: Michael Ryle (mryle@mercator.com)
Date: Thu Apr 20 2000 - 11:03:33 EDT


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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=592363114-20042000>Mark 15:34 reports
that Jesus cried out in a loud voice: ELWI ELWI LEMA SABACQANI;&nbsp; The Jerome
Commentary indicates that this is an Aramaic version of Psalm 22:2.&nbsp; For a
long time I have have been curious about this passage.&nbsp; Why&nbsp;does Jesus
quote the Hebrew scriptures in Aramaic?&nbsp; On the cross under the extreme
stress of the moment did he spontaneously translate the psalm as he knew it into
his own spoken language?&nbsp; Or was he quoting from an Aramaic source, a
targum?&nbsp; If so, why would he quote from that instead of the Hebrew which he
surely would have known?&nbsp; In the gospels when Jesus quotes scripture,
except for this one case, I believe it's true that he always does so in Greek --
at least I can't think of another instance.&nbsp; Why is this case different and
what does it mean?&nbsp; I'm curious to know if anyone else has wondered about
this.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=592363114-20042000>I am a newcomer both
to Biblical Greek and to this list and I would like to express my gratitude to
Jonathan Robie and the other members of the list for the tremendous help you
offer to someone like me who is struggling to learn how to read the New
Testament in the eerily beautiful language in which&nbsp;it was
written.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=592363114-20042000>Michael Ryle, North
Eastham, MA</SPAN></FONT></P></BODY></HTML>

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