Kata Markon

[JFAlward AT aol.com]

In a message dated 1/22/01 6:05:42 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
rwatts AT interchange.ubc.ca writes:

<< 
 PS I notice on your web-page you comment on Isa 7.14 as a false prophecy.
 You might be interested in a paper I wrote for SBL on Matthew¹s intention
 here. I agree that this is not a ³prophecy² in the sense most use the
 term‹and I think Matthew would too.  We have our own ideas of what
 fulfillment means.  On the other hand, it¹s possible that Matthew doesn¹t
 use ³fulfillment² the way we do and means something different.  I think the
 latter makes the best sense of the data, not only here, but in several other
 places as well. 
 
 Rikk  >>
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(I've renamed this thread; it's parent is "The Homeric Epics and the Gospel 
of Mark".  I'll respond to questions about the failure of church fathers to 
recognize Mark's parallels in another post.)

(The virgin-birth article Rikk is referring to is at 
http://members.aol.com/JAlw/virgin_birth_prophecy.html)

I can't comment until I know more about your position. Please provide the 
link to the article to which you refer and I'd be happy to discuss this 
further with you.


Joe Alward