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Nicodemus, who was a pharisee, called Jesus "Rabbi":
John 3:
1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
John 3:
1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
Nicodemus is using the term 'Rabbi' as a term of respect as well as a recognition that Jesus had a very unusual level of knowledge and authority as a teacher.
However, Jesus was never a Rabbi in the sense that he had been instructed from His youth under the tutelage of other Rabbi's and had therefore gained 'formal' recognition as a Rabbi.
Jesus' popularity (fickle and fleeting as it was) as a teacher stems from the fact that He did NOT teach like other Rabbi's or the scribes.
Also, His authority as a teacher came not from the recognition that He had rabbinical training (He did not) but from His person and His divinity.
However, Jesus was never a Rabbi in the sense that he had been instructed from His youth under the tutelage of other Rabbi's and had therefore gained 'formal' recognition as a Rabbi.
Jesus' popularity (fickle and fleeting as it was) as a teacher stems from the fact that He did NOT teach like other Rabbi's or the scribes.
Also, His authority as a teacher came not from the recognition that He had rabbinical training (He did not) but from His person and His divinity.
Hi mcubed.
I was part of a messianic synagogue for a couple years. The reason they type G-d is because they always treated God's name with honor and respect.
The vowels were an issue because they lost the pronunciation of YHWH over the years and without vowels they weren't exactly sure how to pronounce Yahweh's name.
So anytime they use the word G-d, they revere His name by trying not to blaspheme His name by saying it incorrectly. In fact, if you speak with an Orthodox Jew, they will not say Yahweh.
During the Messianic service they would say, "bless the name."
I was part of a messianic synagogue for a couple years. The reason they type G-d is because they always treated God's name with honor and respect.
The vowels were an issue because they lost the pronunciation of YHWH over the years and without vowels they weren't exactly sure how to pronounce Yahweh's name.
So anytime they use the word G-d, they revere His name by trying not to blaspheme His name by saying it incorrectly. In fact, if you speak with an Orthodox Jew, they will not say Yahweh.
During the Messianic service they would say, "bless the name."
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Not sure where you got this but it is untrue. Knowledge of jewish tradition shows us that without rabbinical training nothing Jesus said would have caused much of a stir at all. It is the fact that He had such authority that caused jews at the time to listen to Him and caused those in power (pharasees etc) to fear Him. He was teaching with authority that the way they were doing things was insufficient and that was a threat to their power. Paul also studied under one of the most famous rabbis of his day and thats why when he said something people listened.
They do, they don’t use them when they write. For anyone interested, here’s a chart. I took a couple classes of Hebrew, but I didn’t keep at it. I was hoping that one day I’d visit Israel.
As the Jews say, “Next year in Jerusalem!”View attachment 174850
The Jews have been arguing their own scriptures among themselves for millennia.
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Roger
They do, they don’t use them when they write. For anyone interested, here’s a chart. I took a couple classes of Hebrew, but I didn’t keep at it. I was hoping that one day I’d visit Israel.
As the Jews say, “Next year in Jerusalem!”
They do, they don’t use them when they write. For anyone interested, here’s a chart. I took a couple classes of Hebrew, but I didn’t keep at it. I was hoping that one day I’d visit Israel. As the Jews say, “Next year in Jerusalem!”
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As the Jews say, “Next year in Jerusalem!”View attachment 174850