01-16-2009, 05:30 PM
Dear Andrew,
Thanks for your suggestion. It makes complete sense to me.
Also, Matthew was apparently the initiator of the Taddi nickname and Mark just followed Matthew's lead. They are apparently the only New Testament writers that used that name.
Also, Matthew's text seems to have been prepared for a Jewish audience while Mark wrote a shorter version based on Matthew's Gospel directed to an Aramaic-speaking gentile audience. That seems clear from Mark 15:34 where Mark apparently had to explain the Messiah's words by converting from one Aramaic dialect to another (as you note in your AENT).
Sincerely,
Otto
Thanks for your suggestion. It makes complete sense to me.
Also, Matthew was apparently the initiator of the Taddi nickname and Mark just followed Matthew's lead. They are apparently the only New Testament writers that used that name.
Also, Matthew's text seems to have been prepared for a Jewish audience while Mark wrote a shorter version based on Matthew's Gospel directed to an Aramaic-speaking gentile audience. That seems clear from Mark 15:34 where Mark apparently had to explain the Messiah's words by converting from one Aramaic dialect to another (as you note in your AENT).
Sincerely,
Otto