Questions re peshitta primacy

[Paul Younan]

Mark 15:42 in the Peshitta say ???...on Friday evening which is before the Sabbath...??? means that it was Friday evening before sundown. Friday evening after sundown IS already the Sabbath. This is just a clear statement that he took action on Friday before the Sabbath had started not an explanation of the Sabbath.


Otto

Hi yet again. i received the following reply.

There is no term "Friday", just "preparation" (rwbt), and there is no indication of "before evening" (this is just judge's belief that the day before the Shabbat ended with evening), just the "evening of preparation", rm$) d(rwb), but this is as meaningful writing "Friday, the day before Saturday" to someone who knows the order of days.

Shlama Akhi Michael,

This person obviously has no clue what they are talking about. "Arubta" (the Christian, and I stress *Christian*, word for "Friday") means "setting of the sun".

It marks the day on which Meshikha was crucified and the sun was darkened.

The word does *not* mean "preparation."

This person is an imbecile, probably a 14-year old who is doing a "google" search for whatever he/she can find on Aramaic, and who wants to try and impress you.

The word is derived from the old Aramaic/Hebrew root "Ereb", which means "to set" as in the sun setting in the horizon.

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