Re: Matthew 23:8-10

From: Brian Swedburg (brian@discoveryhills.org)
Date: Wed Apr 26 2000 - 18:04:29 EDT


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<p><i>Mike Sangrey wrote:</i>
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><i>Matthew 23:8-10:</i>
<br><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; hUMEIS DE MH KLHQHTE, hRABBI, hEIS GAR ESTIN
hUMWN hO DIDASKALOS,</i>
<br><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; PANTES DE hUMEIS ADELFOI ESTE.&nbsp; KAI PATERA
MH KALESHTE hUMWN EPI</i>
<br><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; THS GHS, hEIS GAR ESTIN hUMWN hO PATHR hO OURANIOS.&nbsp;&nbsp;
MHDE KLHQHTE</i>
<br><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; KAQHGHTAI, hOTI KAQHGHTHS hUMWN ESTIN hEIS hO
XRISTOS.</i><i></i>
<p><i>Does anyone have a pointer or insight into what words hRABBI, PATHR,</i>
<br><i>and KAQHGHTHS meant to a first century Jew?&nbsp; Specifically how
those</i>
<br><i>words are used in this context.&nbsp; I take them to be titles,
and if</i>
<br><i>that is true, what did these people do?</i>
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Greetings Mike and co.,
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; What struck me in reading&nbsp; the text was the hyperbolic
nature of Jesus' prohibition. Even Jesus uses the term <i>PATHR </i>to
refer to "mortals" at times.
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This combination of hyperbole and imperative causes
me to lean towards your impression that these are titles which are not
to be sought by religious leaders who wish to sit and speak with the authority
of Moses, when they should be humble before God and their brothers.
<p>Thanks,
<br>Brian
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