Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Lewis Reich" <lewreich AT javanet.com>]

I would like to thank Peter Kirk for his gracious and well-reasoned 
post, which quickly convinced me that I had misunderstood the 
purpose of Dr. Pound's question about "jot or tittle of the Law" in 
Matthew 5:18.  The subject is indeed appropriate for discussion on 
B-Hebrew.

Lewis Reich
B-Hebrew Staff

On 8 Nov 99, at 0:11, Peter Kirk wrote:

> Dear Lewis,
> 
> I know you didn't mean to send this item to the list. But since I saw 
> it, I want to protest at the grounds for rejecting this message.

....

> Dr. Pound's main question is:
> 
> "In Matthew 5:18 Jesus refereed to one jot or one tittle of the Law.  
> I suppose this has been presented many, many times, but if these items 
> do not refer to some vocalization points, what do they refer unto?"
> 
> This is a question not about the Greek Bible, but is about an apparent 
> reference to pointing in the Hebrew Bible in use in Palestine in the 
> first century....