| Dave: see my comments below On Jun 18, 2013, at 11:00 AM, b-hebrew-request AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:
What Rolf is suggesting is not speculation, it is inference. Neither is it circular reasoning. The fact that the NT mss have KS is a bonafide conundrum. At least as it concerns the Gospel of Matthew, and at the very least the sayings of Jesus. If there is one clear aspect of Jesus' teaching is that he intentionally exposed man-made traditions which were in direct violation of the Torah. He taught his disciples to disregard them at every turn in full view of the Pharisees. (For the moderators' sake: I am not making a faith statement just an argument from what is commonly accepted and unambiguous). These "traditions of the fathers" as they were so-called were well-intentioned. No one doubts that the Rabbis had the welfare of the people in mind, but their effect was to destroy the original intent of the Torah. This was the central teaching of Jesus against these teachers. In this light, one can't help but ask whether the tradition of concealing the name of God doesn't fall under "traditions of the fathers" that supplant the law of God, and if so
Jonathan Mohler Baptist Bible Graduate School Springfield, MO |
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