11-01-2004, 04:05 PM
byrnesey Wrote:How?
Because the Greek can only translate or transliterate what Yehshua actually said. The Aramaic wins in that respect.
OK, so the Greek is a translation of the P'shitta. You all have proven that to me. Nevertheless, the P'shitta does not have an apostolic signature. Jesus' sayings were not collected under the supervision of at least two apostles to ensure accuracy. In fact, the earliest surviving Peshitta is 442 (according to sources which may be faulty). Nevertheless, it's a late period.
I do believe that some of Jesus' sayings are in the four canonical Gospels as they agree doctrinallly with the Torah (i.e. Sermon on the Mount).
However, I believe ideas of crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension were later attributed to him by the Church (both West and East) to fit Paul's ideas of Christ. As the Gnostic scribes heavily coated the Gospel of Thomas for their purposes, the Paulist scribes coated the four canonical Gospels----and how would they be stopped when the NT was originally an oral "text?" After all, the early Church had a tendency to "revise" (i.e. Peshitto)
These are only suspicions, folks. I have not cited any authoratative sources to prove my point (this time). However, if I am wrong, prove it.
I particularly call out Akhi Paul to do so.
???Do not give up, for that is ignorance and not according to the rules of this art... Like the lover, you cannot hope to achieve success without infinite perseverance.???