05-03-2011, 10:18 AM
Throughout Messianic discussions there is significant emphasis on the affirming of Torah and the Feasts of YHWH. I am all for this but am somewhat perplexed regarding some of the arguments presented regarding YHWH's feasts.
Throughout Torah I agree that they are absolutely referred to as being the Feasts of YHWH. This is often presented as an argument alongside statements such as "They are not the feasts of the Jews but rather the feasts of the LORD."
This I consider a reasonable statement in light of the TNK textual evidence.
However I have discovered some difficulties when marrying this with the writings of the Netzarim. Specifically I refer to a number of references in the book of Yohannan (John).
John 5:1 "the feast of the Jews." The Aramaic peshitta also sites Yehudeans
John 6:4 "the Passover, a feast of the Jews." Also contained in Aramaic Peshitta
John 7:2 "Jew's feast of Tabernacles." Again also evident in Aramaic Peshitta.
Are such references evidences that John was attaching cultural and Jewish specificity to the Feasts? I hope this is not the case and would welcome some insights and discussion on this topic
Blessings
Throughout Torah I agree that they are absolutely referred to as being the Feasts of YHWH. This is often presented as an argument alongside statements such as "They are not the feasts of the Jews but rather the feasts of the LORD."
This I consider a reasonable statement in light of the TNK textual evidence.
However I have discovered some difficulties when marrying this with the writings of the Netzarim. Specifically I refer to a number of references in the book of Yohannan (John).
John 5:1 "the feast of the Jews." The Aramaic peshitta also sites Yehudeans
John 6:4 "the Passover, a feast of the Jews." Also contained in Aramaic Peshitta
John 7:2 "Jew's feast of Tabernacles." Again also evident in Aramaic Peshitta.
Are such references evidences that John was attaching cultural and Jewish specificity to the Feasts? I hope this is not the case and would welcome some insights and discussion on this topic
Blessings