Textual Criticism

A demonstration of how Textual Criticism works using the Hebrew word יחידך (yehhid'kha/your only) in Genesis 22:2.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• textual
• criticism
• old
• testament
• hebrew
• masoretic
• greek
• septuagint
• lxx

[dajusta87]

I believe the use of Hades for hell is one indication that one ought to read the NT from a Greek perspective.

[ancienthebreworg]

@dajusta87 Not necessarily as hades is just the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew she'ol. So when you see hades in the NT, you should be thinking sheol.

[xCxx2x]

These are amazing sir. I would love to some day do this kind of work.

[dajusta87]

@ancienthebreworg Yes, but the specific use of the Greek word really shows the audience intended. There is usually a play on words with Hebrew to Greek words, like Gehinna, for the Hinna Valley. There is not so much in the Greek word Hades.

[dunklaw]

@dajusta87 Abstract terms.

[dajusta87]

@ancienthebreworg How are they violating the Torah? Define writing from a Greek "perspective"?

[ancienthebreworg]

@dajusta87 Your view is a very valid one, it is just one that I don't agree with. The problem is with the difference between how the orthodox Jews and the Hellenized Jews view Torah (law). To keep this simple, Hellenistic Jews basically reject the Torah and if the NT writers were writing from a Greek perspective, then they are violating the Torah.

[dajusta87]

@ancienthebreworg Despite a good argument that shows the NT was probably done so in Hebrew first, and/or spoken verbally in Aramaic, I think the real key is understanding who the audience is. Since the audience was intended for Jewish people living in Hellenistic culture and ultimately copying manuscripts in Greek, there is no way you should be dropping Greek philosophy at all. Paul, who was raised under Roman citizenship yet with Jewish beliefs would most definitely influenced by Hellenism.

[ancienthebreworg]

@dajusta87 I don't think I mentioned dropping Greek or getting out of Hellenism in this video, but I do often imply something like this in other videos and yes, this is what I mean. While this does refer to the OT, it also applies to the NT as well. While most people assume that the NT was written in Greek, I disagree. I believe it was written first in Hebrew or Aramaic. We need to drop the Greek philosophy and instead view the text from a Hebraic philosophy.

[dajusta87]

@ancienthebreworg I just watched this video and so I hope I am taking this out of context.. Jeff, what does it mean when you want people to "drop out of Greek" or "get out of Hellenism"? We are just speaking about the OT here right?