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THE DISCIPLES PRAYER

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There are many misnomers surrounding this prayer.  First of all the traditional title "The Lord's Prayer" detracts from the focus.  It  should be called "The Disciples Prayer."  Worst yet, some Bible teachers have put this prayer on the shelf with the label no longer of use, because its invocation does not end authoratatively with "in the name of Jesus".  I will spare you my comments about such teachings.  [Continue below]

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HEBREW IN GREEK DRESS
THE GOOD AND BAD EYE

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There are numerous examples of how the Greek synoptic gospels preserve good Hebrew at the expense of good Greek.  This is advantageous, because many of the teachings of Jesus are difficult and impossible to understand in the Greek.  Hebrew is from a Semitic family of languages which Greek is not apart. Since the Greek texts preserved the Hebrew, we can translate easily back to Hebrew and understand Jesus.  Two expressions "good eye" and "evil eye" are mentioned in the context of Matthew 6:21ff.  Look at both the Greek and Hebrew sources to find the meaning of these two expressions.  E-mail me with your results. 

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THE DISCIPLES PRAYER

NEW TESTAMENT SURVEY

Needless to say, the disciples prayer is the most applicable, spiritual, holy, nurturing, prayer ever written.  Short of putting this prayer back into Hebrew and paralleling it with ancient Jewish thought, nothing outside of direct divine inspiration will unlock the depth of meaning contained in this prayer.  Here then is your assignment: Study synonymous parallelism in Hebrew poetry [the Encyclopedia Judaica is a good source for this]. E-mail me when you have completed your assignment. 

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WAS JESUS REJECTED OR PRAISED?
LUKE 4:16-30

While in his home town, Jesus entered the synagogue to worship.  As was the custom of the time, he was asked to read from the Scriptures. He opened the book of Isaiah and selectively read. When he had finished reading, he announced to the congregation that what he read was at that very moment fulfilled in their hearing.  What type of response did Jesus receive from the people?  Did they honor and esteem him or did they scorn and reject him?  While shocked by his words, did they "all speak well of him, and wondered at the gracious words that came out of his mouth?"  If this indeed was their reaction, why was Jesus' response so negative towards them?  How do you understand Jesus' reaction? Does it fit with the response of his audience,  for they said nothing negative about Jesus?  Well, at least the translations have them saying nothing negative about Jesus.  Read the entire context and as many translations as you can.  Consult with many and then E-mail me with your results.  

BeAttitudes for the Disciples of Jesus

Prior to the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Christian scholars were at a lost trying to define the meaning of the Hebrew expression "poor in spirit" and to determine its source.  The Jewish community at Qumran called themselves "the poor in spirit."  There are close parallels in thought to this Hebrew construct in the Old Testament. See if you can find similar Old Testament parallels in thought and meaning to "poor in spirit".  Also see if you can find the source and meaning of "poor in spirit" in the Dead Sea Scrolls.  Look in the Manual of Discipline. E-mail me with your results.