Janas Parallelism Demonstrates Aramaic Source In Matthew

[gregoryfl]

Professor Cyrus Gordon has identified a type of Semitic parallelism he calls 'jans parallelisms'. He describes them in this way:

"One kind of parallelism is quite ingenious, for it hinges on the use of a single word with two entirely different meanings: one meaning paralleling what precedes, and the other meaning, what follows."
- Cyrus Gordon, 1978

One example in the Tanakh is in Song of Songs 2:12:

(Son 2:12)  The flowers are seen on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.

The word for 'singing' is זמר. This root can also mean 'to pluck', as in pruning a plant.

Looking at the verse, you see the 'pluck' meaning matching with the word 'flowers' preceeding it, and the 'singing' meaning matching with the word 'voice' following it.

Now, here is one in Matthew 13:31,32:

He then told them another parable: The kingdom of heaven is like to a kernel of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field. And this is the least of all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than all the herbs, and becomes a tree, so that a bird of heaven may come and nestle in its branches.
(Mat 13:31-32)

The word for 'bird' in Aramaic is פרחתא. It also has the meaning 'to bloom'

Looking at the verse, you see the 'bloom' meaning matching with the words 'seed', 'herb', and 'tree' preceeding it, and the 'bird' meaning matching with the words 'nesting' and 'branches' following it.

This type of Semitic parallelism cannot be produced or reproduced in Greek. This is another indirect evidence of an Aramaic original from which the Greek was translated.

Ronen

[WhiteWings]

Very interesting  :thumbsup:
More examples please.

[eaglesway]

Praise God! How beautiful!

[Lazarus Short]

That's what can happen in a document written by One who is a Master of all languages... :Chinscratch:

[marie glen]

Professor Cyrus Gordon has identified a type of Semitic parallelism he calls 'jans parallelisms'...

......This type of Semitic parallelism cannot be produced or reproduced in Greek. This is another indirect evidence of an Aramaic original from which the Greek was translated.

Ronen

Very interesting  :thumbsup:
More examples please.

Praise God! How beautiful!

That's what can happen in a document written by One who is a Master of all languages... :Chinscratch:

              :iagree: :iagree: :dsunny: Amen! and yes, how interesting!!

[rosered]

Professor Cyrus Gordon has identified a type of Semitic parallelism he calls 'jans parallelisms'...

......This type of Semitic parallelism cannot be produced or reproduced in Greek. This is another indirect evidence of an Aramaic original from which the Greek was translated.

Ronen

Very interesting  :thumbsup:
More examples please.

Praise God! How beautiful!

That's what can happen in a document written by One who is a Master of all languages... :Chinscratch:

              :iagree: :iagree: :dsunny: Amen! and yes, how interesting!!

  :flowerred:   :sohappy:  so happy to read this    the spiritual  and hidden beauty     of the  language          and the   other posts         amen!!        God bless  you all !!!!