Luke 2:22 casts DARK SHADOWS on Aramaic Primacy

[Paul Younan]

Every firstborn male child shall be dedicated to the LORD by circumcision on the 8th day from the time of birth. As far as I am concerned there is no Mosiac law on purification for a firstborn male child. It is a dedication or separation for the LORD YHWH by the 8th day.

Shlama Akhi Mike,

This is going to be my last post on this topic because it does not appear that we are making any progress. For example, your statement above has been answered already, yet you do not seem to be acknowledging it.

Once again, I will answer it.

A male child, from the time he is born until the time he is circumcised is ceremonially unclean.

The phrase in Luke 2:22, "days of their purification", refers to the combined, concurrent time periods where the mother and the child are ceremonially impure. The boys first 7 days of life and the mothers' 40 days. During the first 7 days after childbirth, they (mother and boy) share a state of ceremonial impurity.

The offering at the temple was not for Yeshua, his ceremonial impurity ended 33 days ago. The offerings, both the burnt offering (the freewill/peace gift) and the atonement offering, were for Mariam.

Take care!