RE: Matt 1:25, not a virgin
October 13, 2023 at 3:57 pm
(This post was last modified: October 13, 2023 at 4:07 pm by Rev. Rye.)
I think Linux meant that the author of the Gospel of Matthew (who was most likely not the Apostle Matthew) was an amateur theologian.
And one who relied on a Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures that decided to translate two of the nine uses of “Almah” (which meant “young woman,” with no denotations of virginity) as “Parthenos” (which usually connotes virginity). And, surprisingly, the other seven times it’s used, it was translated as “neanis” (a Greek word that’s just a generic term for a young woman.)
And one who relied on a Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures that decided to translate two of the nine uses of “Almah” (which meant “young woman,” with no denotations of virginity) as “Parthenos” (which usually connotes virginity). And, surprisingly, the other seven times it’s used, it was translated as “neanis” (a Greek word that’s just a generic term for a young woman.)
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I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.
I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.
