Jesus
wasn't an American who lived in the 21st century and spoke native English to
his audience. He wasn't a Christian and didn't attend a church every Sunday.
Based on what we know from the Synoptic Gospels, Jesus was a Jew who lived in
the 1st century, spoke Hebrew and Aramaic, practiced Judaism, attended a
synagogue every Shabbat and engaged in rituals at the Jerusalem Temple. This is
very important information to know when our goal is to linguistically
understand the words of Jesus. Read the complete article at -- http://bhcbiblestudies.blogspot.com/2015/05/how-we-received-words-of-jesus.html
The witnesses, laying their coats at the feet of Saul, were the men that would cast the first stones at Stephen in Acts 7. Why did they all lay their coats at Saul’s feet? The Talmud contains a very interesting account of the act of stoning that may provide the answer. “When the trial was over, they take him [the condemned person] out to be stoned. The place of stoning was at a distance from the court, as it is said, ‘Take out the one who has cursed.’ [i] A man stands at the entrance of the court; in his hand is a signaling flag [Hebrew sudarin = sudar , ‘scarf, sweater’]. A horseman was stationed far away but within sight of him. If one [of the judges] says, ‘I have something [more] to say in his favor,’ he [the signaler] waves the sudarin , and the horseman runs and stops them [from stoning him]. Even if [the condemned person] himself says, ‘I have something to say in my favor,’ they bring him back, even four of five times, only provided that there is some substance to...
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