When apostle Paul was about to be lynched in the temple by the mob in Jerusalem, he addressed them all in the Hebrew tongue and we are told that they became quiet and listened to his long speech because of it. That means Hebrew commanded respect and the whole city could understand it.
Also, when he was knocked off his horse while on his way to persecute believers, Paul specifically mentions that Jesus spoke to him from heaven in Hebrew.
I have no doubt Hebrew is the language spoken in heaven.
I love the biblical case for Hebrew being used more than the typical scholarly assumption. And I agree that believers with opportunity should consider learning some!
I will push back very strongly against your last point - that heaven has a single language.
That Gentiles (me) don’t have to conform to cultural Judaism is a plain theme in scripture. Any attempt to do this is to put ourselves in the place of the opposition in Paul’s letter to Galatians.
It was God’s prerogative to create culture at the tower of Babel, it is God’s mission to make a new people for Himself from all cultures/people groups, and John’s picture of the heavenly throne room includes a beautiful tapestry of cultures which includes languages.
I love the Jews - but I don’t have to be one in any sense.
Ben, what I meant is that Hebrew was the heavenly language that God spoke when He created the world, not that everyone must speak Hebrew when we obtain heavenly bodies. You don't really need to speak to communicate in the spirit realm, I believe your thoughts can be made known telepathically.
Not sure where all that conforming to Judaism came from, I never meant it.
I read “Hebrew is the language spoken in heaven” and “this heavenly language”, and understood something that you didn’t mean - so I responded to something you weren’t saying. Misunderstanding
No problem at all, I know my writing skills are not that great, English is not my mother's tongue either. Can't wait to be able to share my thoughts more precisely, from heart to heart.
I agree on the conformity 100%. I do think his point may have been because it is the language that Jesus spoke, he may simply return speaking it. I may be wrong. .
I think every follower of Jesus should learn to speak a little Hebrew, if not out of respect for him at least out of curiosity. That's how I started to study this heavenly language, but then I was overwhelmed by the beauty and power of it.
I liken Hebrew to the chemical formulas in the sense that the Hebrew letters relate to each other and form root words like atoms form molecules. A bunch of molecules form living and inanimate objects reflecting how God created them by speaking coherent Hebrew words and paragraphs as they are recorded in Genesis.
I think that gives something to start with. I have had Tanakh for years and recently bought the Jewish Annotated NT, NRSV. Also have The New Greek-English Interlinear NT, but not with Hebrew. I look forward to exploring!
Let's keep the dialogue going. I'm always excited to hear what people say, and what they learn, and how they think. We're building a community, my friend.
As one who has rudimentary knowledge of biblical Greek, and none of Hebrew or Aramaic, can you recommend an English translation that reflects some.of.your language lessons?
If you're looking for a simple solution, the Complete Jewish Bible or Complete Jewish Study Bible is a great resource.
If you want to get a little deeper, there is The Interlinear Hebrew-Greek-English Bible, One-Volume Edition that would be great for studying word-for-word, make sure you have a good concordance on hand and a dictionary.
The Delitzsch Hebrew Gospels is a gem, it only covers the four Gospels and the Tree of Life version is just a beautiful read.
If you'd like, I can private message you some links. Hope this helps.
Yeah, I love reading it. Every time I've introduced somebody to it, they always tell me how much the Bible comes to life. So I'm looking forward to hearing what you think.
When apostle Paul was about to be lynched in the temple by the mob in Jerusalem, he addressed them all in the Hebrew tongue and we are told that they became quiet and listened to his long speech because of it. That means Hebrew commanded respect and the whole city could understand it.
Also, when he was knocked off his horse while on his way to persecute believers, Paul specifically mentions that Jesus spoke to him from heaven in Hebrew.
I have no doubt Hebrew is the language spoken in heaven.
I love the biblical case for Hebrew being used more than the typical scholarly assumption. And I agree that believers with opportunity should consider learning some!
I will push back very strongly against your last point - that heaven has a single language.
That Gentiles (me) don’t have to conform to cultural Judaism is a plain theme in scripture. Any attempt to do this is to put ourselves in the place of the opposition in Paul’s letter to Galatians.
It was God’s prerogative to create culture at the tower of Babel, it is God’s mission to make a new people for Himself from all cultures/people groups, and John’s picture of the heavenly throne room includes a beautiful tapestry of cultures which includes languages.
I love the Jews - but I don’t have to be one in any sense.
Ben, what I meant is that Hebrew was the heavenly language that God spoke when He created the world, not that everyone must speak Hebrew when we obtain heavenly bodies. You don't really need to speak to communicate in the spirit realm, I believe your thoughts can be made known telepathically.
Not sure where all that conforming to Judaism came from, I never meant it.
I read “Hebrew is the language spoken in heaven” and “this heavenly language”, and understood something that you didn’t mean - so I responded to something you weren’t saying. Misunderstanding
No problem at all, I know my writing skills are not that great, English is not my mother's tongue either. Can't wait to be able to share my thoughts more precisely, from heart to heart.
I understand! I often have to express myself in my second language too. I’ve been studying Galatians for a month so perhaps I was hyper-sensitive 😆
I agree on the conformity 100%. I do think his point may have been because it is the language that Jesus spoke, he may simply return speaking it. I may be wrong. .
Love love love.. Thanks for commenting!
I think every follower of Jesus should learn to speak a little Hebrew, if not out of respect for him at least out of curiosity. That's how I started to study this heavenly language, but then I was overwhelmed by the beauty and power of it.
I liken Hebrew to the chemical formulas in the sense that the Hebrew letters relate to each other and form root words like atoms form molecules. A bunch of molecules form living and inanimate objects reflecting how God created them by speaking coherent Hebrew words and paragraphs as they are recorded in Genesis.
Great way to put it! I agree...
I think that gives something to start with. I have had Tanakh for years and recently bought the Jewish Annotated NT, NRSV. Also have The New Greek-English Interlinear NT, but not with Hebrew. I look forward to exploring!
Let's keep the dialogue going. I'm always excited to hear what people say, and what they learn, and how they think. We're building a community, my friend.
As one who has rudimentary knowledge of biblical Greek, and none of Hebrew or Aramaic, can you recommend an English translation that reflects some.of.your language lessons?
Great question!
If you're looking for a simple solution, the Complete Jewish Bible or Complete Jewish Study Bible is a great resource.
If you want to get a little deeper, there is The Interlinear Hebrew-Greek-English Bible, One-Volume Edition that would be great for studying word-for-word, make sure you have a good concordance on hand and a dictionary.
The Delitzsch Hebrew Gospels is a gem, it only covers the four Gospels and the Tree of Life version is just a beautiful read.
If you'd like, I can private message you some links. Hope this helps.
I was coming here for this same question/discussion.
I recently bought a copy of the complete Jewish Bible and look forward to reading it
Yeah, I love reading it. Every time I've introduced somebody to it, they always tell me how much the Bible comes to life. So I'm looking forward to hearing what you think.