From:
James Trimm <jstrimm@swbell.net>
Subject: [update] Hebrew
Matthew Available
To:
update@nazarene.net
SANJ update:
All,
Would you like to study the Book of Matthew
from the original Hebrew?
The Book of Matthew was originally written in
Hebrew not Greek.
This fact was attested to by many of the so-called "Church
Fathers": Papias
(150-170 CE), Ireneus (170 CE), Origen (210 CE), Eusebius (315
CE),
Epiphanius (370 CE) and Jerome (382 CE).
The DuTillet version of Matthew is taken from
a Hebrew manuscript
of Matthew which was confiscated from Jews in Rome in 1553.
On August
12th, 1553, at the petition of Pietro, Cardinal Caraffa, the
Inquisitor
General , Pope Julius III signed a decree banning the Talmud in
Rome. The
decree was executed on September 9th (Rosh HaShanna) and anything
that
looked like the Talmud, that is, anything written in Hebrew
charaters was
confiscated as the Jewish homes and synagogues were
ravished. Jean
DuTillet, Bishop of Brieu, France was visiting Rome at the
time. DuTillet
was astounded to take notice of a Hebrew manuscript of Mattew
among the
other Hebrew manuscripts. DuTillet aquired the manuscript and
returned to
France, depositing it in the Biblioteque Nationale, Paris.
It remains
there to this day as Hebrew ms. No. 132.
While most
scholars have ignored the DuTillet Hebrew version of
Matthew. Hugh Schonfield stated his opinion that this
Hebrew text
underlies our current Greek text. Schonfield writes:
..certain linguistic
proofs... seem to show that the Hebrew text
[DuTillet] underlies the
Greek, and that certain renderings in the
Greek may be due to a misread
Hebrew original.
(An Old Hebrew Text of St. Matthew's Gospel, Hugh
Schonfield; 1927, p. 17)
This is one of the primary Hebrew texts I am using for the
Semitic New
Testament Project.
SANJ has just published this text in Hebrew and English.
The Hebrew and
English are each typset on facing pages. The English is on
the left
page facing the typset Hebrew on the right. In the front of
the book
is an introduction giving a short history of the manuscript
as well
as internal evidence that this Hebrew text underlies Greek
Matthew.
There is also included a number of quotes from "Church
Fathers" which
testify to the Hebrew origin of Matthew.
SANJ is pleased to make this text available to the public.
This is the
first time this Hebrew text has been published typset with an
english
translation, and it is the first printing of the typset Hebrew
text since
1879! This is a must for your research library.
You may obtain this book from SANJ for a tax deductable
contribution of
$35.00 or more.
Please add $2.00 for postage and handling or $3.20 for priority
mail.
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From: James
Trimm <jstrimm@swbell.net>
Subject: [update] Book of
Enoch Available
To:
update@nazarene.net
SANJ update:
According to the Zohar Enoch's writings were passed from
generation to
generation. (Zohar 1:55a-55b)
The book seems to have been highly regarded by the ancient and
mystical Essene sect of Judaism. Seven fragmentary Aramaic
copies of
the book were found in cave four at Qumran.
We may conclude that the book was of some importance to the
ancient
Nazarenes. The ancient Nazarene writer Y'hudah (Jude)
quoted from the
Book of Enoch:
JUDE 1:14-15:
And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam,
prophesied of these saying,
Behold, YHWH comes
with ten thousands of his det-apart-ones
to execute judgement upon all,
and to convince all that are ungodly among them
of all their ungodly deeds which they have
ungodly committed, and of all their hard words
which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
(1Enoch 1:9)
Moreover Rev. 20:13 is a near quote from 1Enoch 51:1. There
are
several points of contact with the Book of Revelation.
The Book of Enoch centers largely around an account of the fallen
angels of Gen. 6:1-7, how they cause the corruption of mankind
and
prompt the judgement of the world by the flood. The book tells us
that
these fallen angels were cast into a pit to await the time of
judgement in the last days (summarized in 2Peter 2:2-10 &
Jude
1:6-8?). The book goes on to compare the flood to the final
judgement
and the days just before it to the last days (Thus prompting
Yeshua's
statement in Mt. 24:37-38?). Could the "locusts"
released from the
pit (Rev. 9:1-11) tie-in with this?
As you can see there are close ties between the Book of Enoch and
the
New Testament.
Since this is such an important reference book SANJ is making a
new
edition available.
Unlike many editions of the past this edition is based as much as
possible on the seven fragmentary Aramaic copies found at Qumran.
This edition also contains many footnotes and cross-ref. to the
Tanak
and New Testament.
This is an important book for the library of any serious biblical
researcher. (Hey... Jude had a copy in his library)
This version of the Book of Enoch has been translated from the
Aramaic
by James Trimm (portions not extant in Aramaic were taken from
the
Greek and Ethiopic versions) Dr. Trimm has also inserted many
footnotes and biblical cross-references. The Sacred names/titles
appear as ELOHIM and YHWH. (We have also included the less
significant
2Enoch in an appendix).
This book is being published as a reference book. This
publication
should in no way imply that SANJ has canonized the Book of Enoch.
You may obtain this book from SANJ for a tax deductable
contribution
of $25.00 or more. Please add $2.00 for postage and handling or
$3.20
for priority mail. Please send $5.00 for postage and handling
overseas
orders (Canada is not "overseas").
Please make check or money order payable to SANJ and mail to:
SANJ
PO Box 471
Hurst, TX 76053
USA
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http//www.nazarene.net
SANJ is a non-profit organization
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