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  • From: Loren Rosson <rossoiii AT yahoo.com>
  • To: Corpus-paul <corpus-paul AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: More blood of the covenant
  • Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 13:13:25 -0700 (PDT)


Hyam Maccoby wrote:

> Ben- Chorin's theory depends on identifying Jesus'
> alleged phrase at the
> Last Supper about his 'body and blood' with the
> Hebrew expression 'flesh and
> blood' (BASAR VE-DAM). But 'body' is by no means
> the same thing as 'flesh'.
> The Greek uses the expression SOMA, not the
> expression SARX.

But, if I recall correctly, the Aramaic word "bisra"
can mean either "flesh" or "body". (Am I right or
wrong, Professor Kilmon?) From this standpoint, one
can understand evolution from "flesh" to "body" in the
last supper tradition more easily.

> Of course, one could
> come up with a theory that Jesus actually said
> 'flesh', which was changed by
> later editors to 'body' for theological reasons.

Bingo.

> But this complicates
> Ben-Chorin's theory rather too much,

How?

Loren Rosson III
Nashua NH
rossoiii AT yahoo.com

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