Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Karl Randolph" <kwrandolph AT email.com>]

Jack:

I noticed when looking up passages “quoted” in the New Testament, that 
sometimes one verse, or even part of the verse, would be 
quoted, as shorthand to refer to the context that verse is found in in 
Tanakh. Sometimes the reference was really for several verses in 
Tanakh, but only a small part actually quoted. Our shorthand today is the 
name the book, chapter and range of verses.

Seeing as the New Testament was written by first century Jews, that is 
evidence that that practice was used at least in first century 
Jewish society. Possibly earlier.

In fact, I think that practice was very likely earlier, seeing as much of 
poetry and even prose among the pre-exile prophets often was 
indirect speech, expecting the reader or hearer to add details not explicitly 
spoken, such as the continued emnity between Israel and 
Ameleq.

Karl W. Randolph.

----- Original Message -----
From: tladatsi AT charter.net
> 
> Karl,
> 
> That is precisely my point. Why would we believe that the
> ancient Isrealites read them (or heard them read)
> differently?  The key element in each story is that the
> sins had not been atoned for by human intent.  It required
> divine intent to atone for the sins.  The human actors are
> content to take things at face value.  Saul and all
> previous leaders were content to merely fight the Ameleq.
> David was content to let the house of Saul survive.  It is
> God who is not satisfied with the statuts quo.  It is only
> through divine communication to Samuel and David that
> justice is finally done.
> 
> How does chaning the reading of pdq from *punish* to *deal
> with* or *visit upon* or *pay attention to* or any other
> English verb change the overall thrust of the story?  God
> will ensure that even if you are not PDQ'ed, some else,
> possibly including your decendents, will be.  It will be
> ugly.
> 
> 
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