11-01-2011, 01:24 AM
Looking further into this we find yet more evidence of the priority of the peshitta.
1. Prior to the NT (and in the LXX) we find that the Lord is a reference to God, whilst something like my Lord, is not. It makes things very clear and easy to understand. Pslam 110 is a good example.
The lord (yahweh) said to my lord .
2. The peshitta continues this tradition. It never ( I dont think) uses the Lord to refer to Jesus, but it does use my Lord and our Lord.
3. In the greek NT this distinction is blurred, making things unclear at times. In 1 Corinthians and 1 Thessalonians our/my Lord becomes the Lord when it is referring to Jesus. It is unclear in the GNT of Pauls epistles whether it refers to Jesus or god in some instances. Sloppy work from the greek translator.
In Luke and John, Jesus becomes The Lord.
Luke 7:13 GNT When the Lord saw her, he had compassion for her and said to her, "Do not weep."
John 6:23 GNT
Then some boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
Both these instances have Jesus and not the Lord in the peshitta.
1. Prior to the NT (and in the LXX) we find that the Lord is a reference to God, whilst something like my Lord, is not. It makes things very clear and easy to understand. Pslam 110 is a good example.
The lord (yahweh) said to my lord .
2. The peshitta continues this tradition. It never ( I dont think) uses the Lord to refer to Jesus, but it does use my Lord and our Lord.
3. In the greek NT this distinction is blurred, making things unclear at times. In 1 Corinthians and 1 Thessalonians our/my Lord becomes the Lord when it is referring to Jesus. It is unclear in the GNT of Pauls epistles whether it refers to Jesus or god in some instances. Sloppy work from the greek translator.
In Luke and John, Jesus becomes The Lord.
Luke 7:13 GNT When the Lord saw her, he had compassion for her and said to her, "Do not weep."
John 6:23 GNT
Then some boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
Both these instances have Jesus and not the Lord in the peshitta.