Jesus's Humor - Part 8 - The "Fortunate" Contradiction
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Jesus often uses a contradiction to get people attention. One of the most common f this is the first catchphrase that Jesus used, not the common, “Amen I say to you,” but the “fortunate, these (fill in the blank).” If you don’t recognize this phrase, that is because “fortunate” is translated in English Bibles as “blessed are.” However, translating the Greek word religiously instead of accurately, we drain the phrase of all its humor and muddy the reason Jesus used it. He used this catchphrase at the beginning of the Sermon of the Mount. Its meaning and its surprising used was guaranteed to get people’s attention.
Jesus's Humor - Part 8 - The "Fortunate" Contradiction
Jesus's Humor - Part 8 - The "Fortunate…
Jesus's Humor - Part 8 - The "Fortunate" Contradiction
Jesus often uses a contradiction to get people attention. One of the most common f this is the first catchphrase that Jesus used, not the common, “Amen I say to you,” but the “fortunate, these (fill in the blank).” If you don’t recognize this phrase, that is because “fortunate” is translated in English Bibles as “blessed are.” However, translating the Greek word religiously instead of accurately, we drain the phrase of all its humor and muddy the reason Jesus used it. He used this catchphrase at the beginning of the Sermon of the Mount. Its meaning and its surprising used was guaranteed to get people’s attention.