Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peter AT qaya.org>]

On 30/08/2006 14:45, Shoshanna Walker wrote:
> Rambam listed what the requirements of Mashiach are, who it is, and 
> what Mashiach must accomplish in order to be considered Mashiach
>
> Translating a word doesn't mean they understand the concept or even 
> accept the concept.
>
>   
OK. But it would of course be anachronistic to expect the LXX 
translators to understand Rambam's 12th century CE concept of the 
Mashiach. But this concept is just as irrelevant to this list as the 
Christian concept of Christ. Despite some claims on both sides, no 
doubt, the Hebrew Bible concept of the Mashiach is not controlled by 
these later understandings, although it may be illustrated by them.

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Peter Kirk
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