Archaeologists
have excavated a house in Nazareth, Yeshua’s home town, that dates back to the
first century. Local Christians have long believed it was Yeshua’s childhood
home, but scientists say that's impossible to know for sure. What the house
reveals about life during Yeshua’s childhood, however, is fascinating. See
picture and read complete article -- http://gizmodo.com/this-house-in-nazareth-offers-hints-about-jesus-childho-1689005781
In the last blog, we covered the first part of Yeshua’s lesson on Anger -- An Angry Person Should be Tried in Court like a Murderer – keep in mind that “anger” is the focus of Yeshua’s lesson. “Whoever says to a brother, ‘ RAKA ,’ shall be answerable to the Sanhedrin.” [i] Yeshua reveals that the seriousness of the offense has become greater by elevating the crime to the next highest court – the Sanhedrin . It is the highest court in the nation and would be the equivalent of our Supreme Court. What makes this offense more serious than murder, to keep things in the context established by Yeshua? It is because of what the angry person said out of anger – “ RAKA !” RAKA is the English transliteration of the Greek word found in the ancient manuscripts of Matthew. Interestingly, the Greek word is also a transliteration of a Hebrew word into Greek. Keep in mind that when a translator working on a translation of a Greek manuscript transliterates a Greek word, he only finds the
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