Mark 15:34

roseann roseann at Intellisys.net
Thu Apr 20 17:14:08 EDT 2000



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><Bill>
>A couple of thoughts:
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>* I don't think He was quoting a psalm, but rather posing a question to His
>God;
>* One reason it may have been preserved in the Aramaic is to show how those
>around might have mistook it as being a call to Eli
>
>Bill Ross
>
>PS  Does anyone know the nuances of the words LEMA SABACQANI in the
Aramaic?
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>Hello Bill,
Curious question.  I have the Bible translated from the Peshitta by George
M. Lamsa (Aramaic) and that verse, Mark 15:34,  reads: "And at the ninth
hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying Eli, Eli, lemana,
shabakthani!   which means, My God, my God, for this I was spared!"
Footnote at "which means" - used by Mark to explain translation from one
Aramaic dialect to another.  I've wondered why the difference between "for
this I was spared" and "why have you forsaken me?"
God bless,
Roseann Ekman
Thomas St. Church of Christ
Altus, OK



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