{"id":148,"date":"2005-04-13T18:02:46","date_gmt":"2005-04-13T22:02:46","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2005-06-25T21:16:29","modified_gmt":"2005-06-26T01:16:29","slug":"the-name-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblearchive.com\/blog\/the-name-game\/","title":{"rendered":"The Name Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some people are wondering at my use of Hebrew names a few<\/a> posts<\/a> back.
\nThey wondered if I went legalist or if I knew something they didn’t.
\nMaybe someone reading this is wondering if they should be using the
\nHebrew or Greek or Latin names. <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

First off, Paul’s name in Greek is Paulos…it means small or little.
\nThat’s the name that’s actually in the greek text. In Spanish the name
\nis Pablo. Same name, just the translation. Paul, everyone knows, had
\ntwo names. I’ll call the Greek name his Civil name and his Hebrew name
\nhis cultural name. That name is translated as Saul in English, but is
\nSha’ul in Hebrew. So why would I use Sha’ul instead of Paulos when
\nspeaking about Paul in the last two posts…especially when the text
\nliterally says Paulos? Especially when the last time Saulos or Saul is
\nactually used is in Acts 13:9? I’ll hold off on that bit.<\/p>\n

\nJesus’ name in the Greek text is Iesous. In Hebrew, his name would be
\nYeshua which is short for Yehoshua or Joshua (amazing that and part of
\na completely different post). But why would I use Yeshua when the text
\nuses Iesous? What is my justification?<\/p>\n

\nI think Paul’s drive of becoming your audience is a good point (1 Cor 9:19-23; 10:31-33). If
\nyou’re going to speak to an ethnic group, sharing with them the message
\nthat God wants them to hear, you should speak their language. I have a
\ndreadfully hard time with this. Being an ethnic Latino, parents being
\nfirst generation immigrants, you would think my Spanish would be
\nbetter, but it’s actually horrid. Even so, when I speak to other
\nHispanic folk, I don’t refer to our Lord as Gee-zuhs but as Hay-soos
\n(obviously, phonetically written). <\/p>\n

\nIf I’m going to write to an audience that may be of ethnic Jewish
\ndescent, I try as often as possible to use Hebrew names—even though the
\ntext doesn’t refer to them as such. Some Jewish folk find a great
\noffense in using Greek names for Jewish people, especially considering
\nthe things the Jews have suffered at the hands of the Grecian armies.
\nSo much so that some honest believers find themselves using the Hebrews
\nName Translation instead of other versions, simply because of the
\nHebrew names. My ethnic Jew uncle, a professing believer in Jesus the
\nAnointed, has a huge problem with Martin Luther’s teachings simply
\nbecause of where he went in his thinking later in life.<\/p>\n

\nSo there you go, it’s out—I call them all by the names I want to use
\nwhenever it fulfills my purpose. I admit it. Hope you don’t feel
\noffended if I keep doing it. I’m not saying that I do it even close to as good as Paul, but I gotta shoot for something.<\/p>\n

-r-
\nActually, no one is wondering or asking. I just didn’t get a chance to do some studying last night. Or maybe I have ulterior motives.<\/a>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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