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"Did Yeshua Give us the name of the anti-christ?" - An Odd YouTube Video
Now for those of you who are regular readers of this blog, you know that I do not dive into matters of theology here. I try my best to simply represent issues as they pop up in scholarship and popular culture, and when an issue such as this (which breaches both theology *and* politics... yeesh...) I proceed...
... hesitantly...
The following clip appeared 3 days ago on YouTube, and since has had over 100, 000 views:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXMAnlMmEPw&feature=player_embedded
I originally decided to shy away from this video clip, but when I saw that Salon.com had picked it up through my news feeds (if anything even mentions "Aramaic" on the Internet, I hear about it), I figured it was in the limelight enough to finally comment.
So here is my analysis, theology and politics 100% removed. This is a look into the actual claims of the video. The following transcript is reproduced under Fair Use Doctrine for the purposes of criticism in a manner consistent with current protections and rulings:
Luke 10:18:
And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning falling from the heavens.
"These words are written in Greek and translated to English; however, Jesus spoke these words originally in Aramaic, which is the most ancient form of Hebrew.
As you know, the Old Testament was written in Hebrew. If a modern Jewish Rabbi were to speak these words of Jesus today, he would speak them in Hebrew, much the same way that Jesus would have spoken them."
Mistaken Claim: Aramaic is not the most ancient form of Hebrew. Since Hebrew is a Canaanite language, the most ancient form of Hebrew would be Proto-Canaanite. Jesus spoke Old Galilean Aramaic, which is part of the Aramaic language family. Eventually the Canaanite and Aramaic language families date back to Proto-Semitic, but that is certainly beyond the scope of this claim. The two are very different languages.
"So in Hebrew Jesus said that he saw Satan falling 'as lightning from the heights' or 'from the heavens.'
So what are the words for 'lightning' and 'heights' or 'heavens' in Hebrew?
From the Strong's Hebrew Dictionary word #1299: A primitive root-word meaning 'to lighten' or 'lightning' or 'to cast forth' -- the word is "BARAQ".
In the Strong's Hebrew Dictionary word #1300: 'lightning' or by analogy 'a gleam, a flashing sword, or a brightness or a glittering' -- the Hebrew word is "Baw-Rawk"
So 'lightning' or 'a flash of light' in Hebrew is pronounced "ba-rak" or "baw-rawk"
Correct Claim: Baraq is the word in Hebrew for 'lightning.' In Aramaic, its cognate is also "baraq" or "barqa" depending on dialect and context.
Mistaken Claim: Mr. Obama's first name does not come from the root "baraq" [bet-rish-qof] but the root "barak" [bet-rish-kaf] and is a common Semitic name and means "blessed" or "blessing." To claim that these two words are the same is like saying that "right" and "write" are the same word, as they sound similarly but both come from very different etymology.
Now consider this amazing fact: The Book of Isaiah is the source of the origin of the Christian concept and understanding of Satan or 'Lucifer' as Isaiah calls him in chapter 14, especially in verses 12 - 19.
Mistaken Claim: Isaiah does not call Satan 'Lucifer.' Latin translations of Isaiah use the name 'Lucifer' (which literally means the "morning star" "day star" or the planet Mercury) as a translation of the Hebrew phrase ["hillel ben shakhar" = "morning star, son of dawn"].
In Isaiah chapter 14 verse 14 'Lucifer' or Satan is credited with these words:
"I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High."
In the verses of Isaiah that refer directly to Lucifer, several times it is mentioned that Satan has fallen from 'the heights' or from 'the heavens.'
The Hebrew word used in this text for the 'heights' from which Satan fell is Strong's Hebrew Word 1116, pronounced "Bam-maw."
Bammaw is most commonly used to refer to a 'high, sacred place, ' as well as the 'heights' to 'the heavens' or 'the clouds.'
Comment: The actual form of the word used in Isaiah 14:14 is ["bamathe"]. Only in its root form is it pronounced "bah-mah."
Correct Claim: ["bamah"] does mean "high place."
Comment: ["bamah"]'s primary meaning is "shrine." The "High places" mentioned in the King James Version of the Bible describe built-up altars that were used in religious practice throughout Mesopotamia.
Mistaken Claim: ["bamah"] does not mean "the Heavens" or "the clouds."
Comment: "The Heavens" in Hebrew is ["ha-shemayim"] where in Aramaic it is ["shmaya"].
In Hebrew the letter Waw is often transliterated as a "U" some scholars use the "O" of this transliteration. It is primarily used as a conjunction to join concepts together. So, to join in Hebrew poetry the concept of lightning or 'baw-rawq' and the high place or heaven or the heights of heaven, the letter "U" or sometimes "O" the Hebrew letter Waw would be used.
So "Baraq 'O' Bam-maw" or "Baraq 'U' Bam-maw" in Hebrew poetry similar to the style written in Isaiah would translate literally as, "Lightning and the Heights" or "the Heavens" or "Lightning from the Heights" or "the Skies" or "the Heavens."
Correct Claim: Waw is used as a conjunction.
Mistaken Claim: Waw, as a conjunction, is never an "O" sound. In Hebrew, as a conjunction it would be pronounced "veh-" "u-" or in Ancient Hebrew "weh-". In Jesus' dialect of Aramaic, it would be pronunced either "weh-" or "u-" depending on vowel placement.
Mistaken Claim: Waw, as a conjunction never means "from."
Comment: ["baraq we-bamah" or "baraq u-vamah" due to pronunciation rules] would mean "Lightning and Shrine."
The word "Satan" is sah-tan in Hebrew; a direct translation.
Correct Claim: ["'satan"] is the Hebrew and Aramaic word for "Satan."
So back to Jesus' prophesy in Luke chapter 10, verse 18. If spoken by by a Jewish Rabbi today, influenced by the poetry of Isaiah, he would say these words in Hebrew, the words of Jesus in Luke chapter 10, verse 18 as:
"And I saw Satan as Baraq u-Bama."
Mistaken Claim: In light of the previous comments, in Hebrew it would have most likely been [baraq min ha-shamayim]. In Aramaic, it would most likely have been [barqa min shmaya].
Did Jesus reveal to us the name of the Antichrist?
I report, you decide.
Comment: I believe that in light of the languages in question, that it is clear that this entire argument, theology and politics strictly aside, is based upon several, demonstrably faulty premises.
Peace,
-Steve
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On the ITV news this morning they showed a clip of a video taken by a sky diver whose parachute fails and amazingly he survives. they said they would show it in full in the proper lunch time programme but I didn't watch it. I wanted to try and find it because it was fascinating, I've looked on the ITV news website and I can't find it and youtube has hundreds of sky diving videos so I can't sort through them all. Any ideas?
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