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Re: Oral tradition and Matthew

From: Numberup AT worldnet.att.net
To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: Oral tradition and Matthew
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 14:32:33 -0800

OK, I found that Tannaic tradition about Rahab being the mother of 8
prophets and the
wife of Joshua in Megillah 14b-15a (Babylonian Talmud). Nothing about
Salmon, yet.

Solomon Landers

Ausra Pazera wrote:

> The same question about Matthew Jewish sources:
>
> In his book "A Commentary on the New Testament from
> Talmud and Hebraic. Matthew - 1 Corinthians", J.
> Lightfoot (17th), made references that in the
> Babylonian (Talmud) Gemara (so, in the Jewish Aramaic
> late tradition) it was mentioned that among Rahab's
> posterity there were eight prophets and priests:
> Neriah, Baruch, Seraiah, Maaseiah, Jeremiah, Hilkiah,
> Hanameel, and Shallum, and that she was married by...
> Joshua!
>
> Yes, it's very interesting from which source or
> tradition did Matthew get his reference about Rahab as
> the mother of Boaz... Maybe someone knows something
> about that more exactly? Thanks.
>
> Ausra
>

Oral tradition and Matthew, Ausra Pazera, 02/09/2001
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: Oral tradition and Matthew, Ausra Pazera, 02/09/2001
- Oral tradition and Matthew, Harold R. Holmyard III, 02/09/2001
- Re: Oral tradition and Matthew, Numberup, 02/10/2001
- Re: Oral tradition and Matthew, Numberup, 02/10/2001
- Re: Oral tradition and Matthew, Ausra Pazera, 02/11/2001