Matt 11:25 & 29

Steven Craig Miller scmiller at www.plantnet.com
Tue Oct 26 16:58:26 EDT 1999


To: Brian Swedburg,

<< 1. In Matt 11:25, what might you suggest is the referent for TAUTA, 
which the Father hid....? >>

For those who accept the Two-Source hypothesis, Mt 11:25-27 derives from Q 
10:21-22 (at the very least Mt 11:25 is parallel to Lk 10:21).

TAUTA (like PANTA at Mt 11:27 // Lk 10:22) is simply ambiguous, there is no 
clear referent for TAUTA. Such ambiguity allows for all sorts of fanciful 
interpretations by commentators.

<< 2. In 11:29 what do you take to be the referent of / or meaning of (in 
terms of sense) ZUGON? >>

(There is no Synoptic parallel for Mt 11:28-30. According to the Two-Source 
hypothesis, such a passage would be classed as 'M.')

ZUGON is simply a metaphor (literally meaning 'yoke') with unclear 
metaphoric meaning. Again, the ambiguity allows for all sorts of fanciful 
interpretations by commentators.

You have raised two significant questions!

-Steven Craig Miller
Alton, Illinois (USA)
scmiller at www.plantnet.com

"There are no ultimate sources of knowledge. Every source, every suggestion 
is welcome; and every source, every suggestion, is open to critical 
examination" (Karl Popper, "Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of 
Scientific Knowledge," 1963:27).




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