[B-Greek] Talanton in Matthew 25
George F Somsel
gfsomsel at juno.com
Sat Apr 30 13:26:55 EDT 2005
On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 10:09:23 -0700 (PDT) Larry Baker
<bakerlarryn at yahoo.com> writes:
> The Greek word, talanton, in Matthew 25 must signify
> something other than our English word, talent, and be
> something of great value that could be multiplied with
> rewards or ignored at one's eternal peril. This would
> be true of the Gospel and would parallel the Parable
> of the Sower and Four Soils in Matthew 13, where Jesus
> explains that the "seed" is the word of God, namely
> the Gospel of repentance toward God and faith in our
> Lord Jesus Christ. This Gospel, if accepted, as by
> the 5-talent and 2-talent servants, will bring life
> and a life of a ministry of reconciliation
> (multiplying the Gospel in others) which Paul
> explained in 2 Cor. 5:18. This Gospel, if reject, as
> by the 1-talent servant, will receive a condemnation
> of "outer darkness" - the imagery of Gehenna. Jesus
> offered an alternative for the last servant of at
> least a minimum of faith similar to that descirbed by
> St. Paul in 1 Corinthians 3:12-15.
>
> Does anyone know of any ancient or medieval or later
> interpreters that have noted this simple
> interpretation?
>
> Larry N. Baker, prof.
> American Christian College and Seminary
> Moore, OK
>
> __________________________________________________
Talent doesn't equal natural abilities, if that's what you're asking. It
is a unit of weight. Originally such items were weighed before actual
minting of coins began. You should check a good lexicon.
george
gfsomsel
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