The Hebrew Judges 13.5
The LXX version of Judges 13.5
Even though Benton's Septuagint Translation, "the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb," doesn't capture ἡγιασμένον - [h]ēgiasmenon - sanctified (or consecrated - it still captures the essence of what would very likely have been a key foundational concept for reifying the NT Jesus
... the "a son of Man" and the "the Son of Man" things play into that: The 'the "the"' thing here is intentional: ie. the Son of Man was [almost certainly] an intentional, definitive definitive article
.A nazarite to ĕ·lō·hîm [God] shall be the child from the womb
The LXX version of Judges 13.5
.the sanctified nazireon shall be the God-[the]child from the womb
Even though Benton's Septuagint Translation, "the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb," doesn't capture ἡγιασμένον - [h]ēgiasmenon - sanctified (or consecrated - it still captures the essence of what would very likely have been a key foundational concept for reifying the NT Jesus
We are being told that, to the author of G.Mark, at least, Jesus fulfilled Judges 13.5 as a special nə·zîr/nazarite (נְזִ֧יר) or nazireon (ναζιραῖον) and as a special child : a God-child ...
Yes, I think that it was intended to mean "nazirite", and this is actually made quite obvious in Mark 1. Mark 1 actually explains what it means for the reader:23 Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, 24 saying, “What business do we have with each other, Jesus the Nazarene? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”
We are being told that "the Nazarene" means "the Holy One of God". That this means Jesus is one who was destined to be the Son of God from birth makes sense.
... the "a son of Man" and the "the Son of Man" things play into that: The 'the "the"' thing here is intentional: ie. the Son of Man was [almost certainly] an intentional, definitive definitive article
Statistics: Posted by MrMacSon — Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:13 pm