"MarYah deception" ???

[Paul Younan]

i wonder because i've only personally seen MAR used at a later date than the Peshitta's apostolic timeframe. i had asked Bauscher in an earlier post on this thread to provide evidence showing some kind of usage of MAR from earlier times, but he never responded.

Shlama Akhi Jeremy,

See Targum Pseudo-Yonathan, Numbers 1:5 for Mar-kol ("Officer"). Actually verses 7-15 as well.

This word is made up of "Mar" and "Kol" (all), "lord of all" or "officer." Incidentally, this word is also frequently found in the Liturgy of Addai and Mari used by the Church of the East. "Marekol nehweh amman...." (may the Lord of All be with us)

As you can see from the below, it was also known to the Rabbis in Jerusalem and Babylon.

http://books.google.com/books?id=Sew9Lby...kl&f=false



+Shamasha