Frank Luke

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I am a web programmer by day (PHP) and work on sermons and teaching material in the evenings.

I attended Assemblies of God Theological Seminary in Springfield, Missouri, for a Master of Arts in Theological Studies and a Master of Divinity. I am an associate pastor at a small church in Iowa. While in seminary, my emphasis was on Old Testament studies, but Dr. Wave Nunnally introduced me to the rabbinics. Those have become a special interest as well.

I also enjoy apologetics and was a very active member of the apologetics.org forum before it went defunct.

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Mar 11	comment	What are the differences between Hebrew and Aramaic? @konwayk, you now have the rep. Let us continue this in either the main chat room or the room Sarah set up. Your call. You may be confusing Biblical Hebrew and Mishnaic Hebrew. MH descended from BH, but they are not the same.
Mar 10	comment	What are the differences between Hebrew and Aramaic? @konwayk, Please note that I said that lama means "why" in Hebrew. I will repeat that the Gospels record lama, which most definitely means "why" in Hebrew. I will check my copy of BDB Lexicon of Hebrew and Chaldee (old name for Aramaic) tonight to see if it has an entry on lama.
Mar 10	comment	What are the differences between Hebrew and Aramaic? I will admit that Aramaic is the language of the three, I have spent the least amount of time in, but I have studied it. And Hebrew is the most. You are welcome to view my profile and see how much rep I have earned in various tags. I'll let my rep here speak for itself.
Mar 10	comment	What are the differences between Hebrew and Aramaic? @konwayk, for someone who screamed about being offended, you sure don't care about going the other way. The words are Hebrew. (I have been studying Hebrew since 1997, Greek since 1998, and Aramaic since 1999.) They may exist also in Armaic, but they are most definitely Hebrew. In Hebrew, lama means "why." If you are saying it means "lest" and the cry from the cross was in Aramaic, then it should have been translated as "My God, my God, lest you have forsaken me." However, the Greek translation of the cry uses "why" and Matthew and Mark both record the Hebrew word lama.
Mar 10	comment	What portions of the New Testament are purported to have originally been written in Aramaic? "One of the largest collections of Imperial Aramaic texts is that of the Persepolis fortification tablets, which number about five hundred." That's a BC find of Imperial Aramaic. [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aramaic_language#Ancient_Aramaic]
Mar 10	comment	What portions of the New Testament are purported to have originally been written in Aramaic? Actually, there are inscriptions of Aramaic that date back to 1,000 BC. The wiki article on it's history accurately reflects the archeological findings of Aramaic from the BC era.
Mar 10	comment	What are the differences between Hebrew and Aramaic? @Sarah, I don't know how to move things like this. I understand it would be best to move it to chat. It's also time to feed my sons, however, I will be checking back on this later. And I have more evidence to deliver that specifically addresses some of konwayk's points. Does a moderator need to make a room?
Mar 10	comment	What are the differences between Hebrew and Aramaic? We should not allow a few Aramaisms to cloud the case of the many Hebraisms that appear in the NT. Levonah (Frankincense, Matt 2:11), mammon (Luke 16:9), Wai (Woe Matt 23:13), rabbi (Matt 23:7,8), Beelzebub (Luke 11:15), corban (Mark 7:11), Satan, cammon (summin matt 23:23), raca (Matt 5:22), moreh (Matt 5:22), mor (myrrh, Luke 7:37), sheekmah (sycamore, Luke 17:6), and amen which appears about 100x.
Mar 10	comment	What are the differences between Hebrew and Aramaic? The most commonly pointed to Aramaism in the NT is the cry from the cross. Yet, it is doubtful that Mark recorded it as Jesus uttered it. The audience thinks he is calling for Elijah. That mistake is only possible in Hebrew where He would have said "Eli." This is how Matthew records it. Lama is the same in both languages. And Sabak is a verb that appears in both Armaic and Hebrew.
Mar 10	comment	What are the differences between Hebrew and Aramaic? Although it is true that our Gospels contain aramaisms, they also contain Hebraisms. Hebrew speaking Jews had incorporated some Aramaic loan words into their language (BTW, a small amount of the Dead Sea Scolls are in Aramaic and they are older than the Peshitta. The vast majority of the DSS are in Hebrew). Loan words even become so used they are part of the language. Mishnaic Hebrew uses abba often. It also uses bar and ben together.
Mar 9	comment	What portions of the New Testament are purported to have originally been written in Aramaic? @DanO'Day, Bivin and Blizzard have written Understanding the Difficult Words of Jesus. It approaches it from a Hebrew perspective (and they argue against Aramaic).
Mar 9	comment	What are the differences between Hebrew and Aramaic? We also have Mishnaic Hebrew from the first century AD. And there are plenty of Ben names in Hebrew sources. Care to share what those problems are? BTW, coins, plural. All coins I have seen from that time in Judea have Hebrew on them (not Aramaic). Was Aramaic spoken there? Yes, but so was Hebrew. I would suggest you read the full Biven/Blizzard book. Also, Jesus, Jewish Theologian by Brad Young has some great information.
Mar 9	comment	What are the differences between Hebrew and Aramaic? Hebrew was also spoken at the time. It wasn't the same as Biblical, but Mishnaic Hebrew was an active and spoken language. See the link for examples of Hebrew in Judea at the time. There are also signs, carvings, and engravings. Coins from the time have Hebrew and not Aramaic. People don't put the value of their money in a language people can't read.
Mar 9	comment	What are the differences between Hebrew and Aramaic? There is plenty of archeological evidence that Hebrew was an active language in the days of Jesus alongside Aramaic. Understanding the Difficult Words of Jesus by Bivin and Blizzard has many examples. See also the Talmud which records many "ben" names (alongside "bar" names). A review and summary is here: faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/Ted_Hildebrandt/NTeSources/NTArticles/…. Page 279 of the review begins examples of Luke that show he had Hebrew (not Aramaic) sources. Also, many more of the Dead Sea Scrolls are in Hebrew as opposed to Aramaic.
Mar 8	comment	What is the difference between ζωὴ and ψυχὴ? I would be interested to see how what each words translates in the Septuagint and if that shows a helpful pattern.
Mar 7	comment	Paul's knowledge of Jannes and Jambres the magicians of Egypt As Paul was a Pharisee and "trained at the feet of [Rabban] Gamaliel [the Elder]," that he would be familiar with the Targums, and the traditions that were compiled into the Mishnah and Talmud is certain. At least the traditions that predated him. But a good answer.
Mar 7	comment	Who was Nimrod? That is an interesting article. Can you summarize his findings for others?
Mar 4	comment	Before the Tower of Babel did all speak Hebrew as the original human language? I have a copy of his dissertation, though. But I have never scanned it in.
Feb 26	comment	Does Exodus 22:28 call for child sacrifice? Reuben was the firstborn, not Judah. Judah was actually 4th born, but his elder brothers all disqualified themselves for leadership. Reuben tried to usurp leadership from their father by sleeping with the concubines. Levi and Simeon massacred a city to avenge their sister.
Feb 25	comment	What is the difference in the Kingdom of Heaven and the Kingdom of God? -1. Luke's explanation for how the Church has grown is centered around the empowerment of the Holy Spirit. See Acts 2, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 19. And you shouldn't hang your findings on Luke 11:2 when Luke's Gospel speaks more of the Holy Spirit and it's actions than Matthew.