I think that limited access to the Bible did limit people's relationship
to God, and also tended to limit the moves of the Holy Spirit, because
so many churches used the lack of Bible reading to impose doctrines of
their own making upon their congregations. People ended up following
these man-made doctrines on the same level as the Word of God, which may
have limited the depth of their relationship with Him and the working of
his Spirit in their lives.

However, His Word tells us that he will write his Law on our hearts, so
His Spirit and His grace will still give guidance to those who do not or
did not have access to the Bible, but it is so much better to be ablke
to read His words for ourselves, and to study them so that we can have a
more personal faith and relationship with our God and Savior.


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I see there is a huge market of different dictionaries. I am looking
for a good one, not a simple cheap one. What do you recommend?

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0840775598/qid=1128346049/s
r=8-2/ref=pd_bbs_2/102-1180370-7764911?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

This one looks cheap


John

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There was a tax imposed on the Jews around the time of the Temple
destruction. I believe that many gentiles because of fear of being
considered Jewish and for avoidance of this tax, tried not to show
their connection to the Jews.
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AFAIK the tax was imposed only in Judea, and the majority of the
Christians living elsewhere were not subject to it. The tax was based on
the land not on the individuals.

My belief that Matthew originally would written in Hebrew is based
primarily on the historical evidence. The majority of the Church fathers
says so, and they had to know, that Hebrew was the language of the Old
Testament, and Aramaic was the commonly spoken language (lingua franca)
in the Middle East.

laszlo


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