Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Moshe Shulman <mshulman AT ix.netcom.com>]

At 06:46 AM 1/29/01 -0700, Dave Washburn wrote:
> > The way I see it, the whole problem with this discussion is whether you 
> wish
> > to view Isaiah 7:14in its context or use it as a Christological prophecy.
> > If the verse is to be viewed as a Christological prophecy, then I have
> > nothing to add to this discussion, so please leave me out.
> > If the verse is to be viewed in context, which is the only basis for
> > philological - and not Christological - discussion, [snip]
> I just don't see how this kind of compartmentalization can be done
> legitimately.  Matthew's use indicates a certain history of
> philological interpretation of the word, and it's doubtful that he made

I think that if you assume that Matthew is god ordained, then I see the 
problem. But if you ignore that, and just look at the verse in Isaiah, 
there is no problem in analysing. Matthew is propaganda for a new religious 
movement, it is not an objective scholarly work. Your views may be 
consistant with your religious beliefs, but the point made was valid.


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