04-14-2011, 08:55 PM
Dear Micah in our Mari,Alaha and Makydoneh Yashua Msheekha, Berek Alaha! Alas, I am only a humble student of Aramaic but know it is the proper way to fully appreciate the subtle deeper meanings of our Lord's Holy Gospel and the rest of the New Testament as the Divine teachings came directly from His Holy lips in the Holy Peshitta in the original Aramaic.Nazarene and Nazareth and also Nasranis come from the Aramaic -Hebrew root NZR which can be interpreted as shoot or branch as in Isaiah 11;1-4 and also the word Nazarite which of course is referring to those who took a solemn vow to God to avoid alcohol,cutting their hair,coming near the bodies of the dead,ect. It means to be set apart and Holy,as our Lord was in every way sape and form. It is no coincidence our Lord came from Galilee wich means to reveal and from Nazareth with its root meaning branch or shoot and to be set apart and Holy. It means much more than just the name of the small village in which our Lord was raised as it carries these other appelations which apply to the Holiness of our Lord. I'm sure other beloved members of this family and form will be able to answer more fully. In Yashua,D.Michael.