From: Elmer Smalling (smalling@connect.net)
Date: Tue Aug 05 1997 - 17:23:09 EDT
> B-Greek Listers
>
> Can someone comment on the Samaritan cleric George
> Lamsa's interpretation of Matt. 27: 46? Eli, Eli lmana
> shbakthani - "My God, My God, for this I was kept (
as
> opposed to the common interpretation "My God, My God,
why
> hast Thou forsaken me?". Is shbakthani derived from
the
> Aramaic root work shbak (keep, preserve, spare,
forgive).
>
> I get the feeling that Lamsa is not a favorite of
> mainstream scholars. If not, why not? Many scholars
> "bash" Lamsa but do not give details.
>
> Is he not an expert in the idiomatic expressions of
> Aramaic.. which has lasted for two thousand-plus
years?
>
> I would very much appreciate some comments and
reference
> texts or theses that back up the popular scholarly
view.
>
> Regards,
>
> Elmer E. Smalling III
> Plano, Texas
>
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> Date: 01/29/96
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