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| The "Book" of Matthew | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Sep 15 2012, 04:40 AM (213 Views) | |
| MarkStaneart | Sep 15 2012, 04:40 AM Post #1 |
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The writing of Matthew is described as a “book” or, a “biblos”. This is different than an “epistle” which is commonly understood to be a correspondence. The nature of the “biblos” is more formal, even legal: to establish a given fact. In Jeremiah 3:8, biblos is the specific term used in the Septuagint to describe the “writ of divorce” required in Jewish law to establish the dissolution of a marriage. The intention is that this document is not to be read casually or lightly. It is intended as a legal testimony of verifiable evidences to establish a singular given fact: that Yeshua is the Messiah that the people of Israel has so long awaited. The word “biblos” is probably familiar because its plural form “biblia” is translated “Bible” on the cover of most volumes that contain the Book of Matthew. Though the word is most commonly translated into English as “books”, it carries much more weight than that. You’ll find the Greek word “graphos”, which means “a writing” to describe books or letters or textual documents throughout the Bible and other classical literature of the time. The “biblos” has much more legal weight to it. It’s intended to carry the weight of authority. |
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