Alter: Introduction to the Old Testament - Revision history

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 The Old Testament is scripture, and the New Testament is a 'peshar' <ref>Peshar has a bad connotation in Christian circles because the rabbis use so much unverifiable invention and free-for-all allegory. But Jesus and the apostles did it in a verifiable and reproducible manner giving it an authority in truth not offered by other methods, and it is from them that we get our cues.</ref> or interpretation of scripture in light of the mystery hidden from the beginning being revealed in Christ and the cross. All New Testament teaching has a source in the Old <ref>This is important. The New Testament is not 'magic' new doctrine, but the fulfillment of the mystery</ref>.  This does not denigrate the New Testament in any way, but elevates it at as the proper (Christian) <ref>This commentary does not address concerns of Jews nor Muslims</ref> interpretation of 'scripture' by those who would know: Jesus and his disciples. It is a shame that some scholars would dare to hint that Jesus and the apostles 'misappropriated' scripture since they violate Greek rules of interpretation imposed hundreds of years later. Our goal is to learn how they produced the pesher; to learn their rules of hermeneutics.
-Did the Old Testament authors know they were writing a literal record with a mystery hidden inside?  They only had hints of the riddles, not the solutions. The Hebrew word for skins 'owr' עור sounds like the word for light 'owr' אור. Did Adam understand that light represented the Holiness of God, and that his garments were 'something like' God's holiness? Probably not, but he could marvel at the pun, without having a hint that Christ's holiness would cover him.
+Did the Old Testament authors know they were writing a literal record with a mystery hidden inside?  Probably not. They only had hints of the riddles, not the solutions. The Hebrew word for skins 'owr' עור sounds like the word for light 'owr' אור. Did Adam understand that light represented the Holiness of God, and that his garments were 'something like' God's holiness? Probably not, but he could marvel at the pun, without having a hint that Christ's holiness would cover him.
 Scholars have used the term 'sensus plenior' to describe the phenomenon that the original authors did not know what they were writing in the mystery. But the term as used by them is limited to a few dozen scriptures which are not easy to wrest into a literal-historical interpretation. The mystery is the warp and woof of scripture.

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-Literary scholars are familiar with the device used when time become a construct. Parts of a record may be missing, time can be compressed or extended. Though the Bible does use this, it also only records the aspects of literal history required to construct the mystery. Whole portions of the literal history are missing.
+Literary scholars are familiar with the device used when time becomes a construct. Parts of a record may be missing, time can be compressed or extended. Though the Bible does use this, it also only records the aspects of literal history required to construct the mystery. Whole portions of the literal history are missing.
 Words are metaphors for ideas. In the mystery, not only do the words have multiple meanings which produce the low level content, but the lives become like the words and sentences of the idea.  Only those portions of their lives are used, which produce the mystery on multiple layers.
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 We are to God like fish in the river. We swim where we will, and he invisibly and quietly nudges us where he would have us go. The scriptures were produced as an analogy to this. We live our lives producing a literal-historical record, but he subtly 'inspires' the authors to produce a record , which is invisible to them.
 They write an apparent heterogeneous cacophony of records, which produce the beautiful fractal revelation, only visible after the cross.
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 The Old Testament is scripture, and the New Testament is a 'peshar' <ref>Peshar has a bad connotation in Christian circles because the rabbis use so much unverifiable invention and free-for-all allegory. But Jesus and the apostles did it in a verifiable and reproducible manner giving it an authority in truth not offered by other methods, and it is from them that we get our cues.</ref> or interpretation of scripture in light of the mystery hidden from the beginning being revealed in Christ and the cross. All New Testament teaching has a source in the Old <ref>This is important. The New Testament is not 'magic' new doctrine, but the fulfillment of the mystery</ref>.  This does not denigrate the New Testament in any way, but elevates it at as the proper (Christian) <ref>This commentary does not address concerns of Jews nor Muslims</ref> interpretation of 'scripture' by those who would know: Jesus and his disciples. It is a shame that some scholars would dare to hint that Jesus and the apostles 'misappropriated' scripture since they violate Greek rules of interpretation imposed hundreds of years later. Our goal is to learn how they produced the pesher; to learn their rules of hermeneutics.
-Did the Old Testament authors know they were writing a literal record with a mystery hidden inside?  They only had hints of the riddles, not the solutions. the Hebrew word for skins 'owr' עור sounds like the word for light 'owr' אור. Did Adam understand that light represented the Holiness of God, and that his garments were 'something like' God's holiness? Probably not, but he could marvel at the pun, without having a hint that Christ's holiness would cover him.
+Did the Old Testament authors know they were writing a literal record with a mystery hidden inside?  They only had hints of the riddles, not the solutions. The Hebrew word for skins 'owr' עור sounds like the word for light 'owr' אור. Did Adam understand that light represented the Holiness of God, and that his garments were 'something like' God's holiness? Probably not, but he could marvel at the pun, without having a hint that Christ's holiness would cover him.
 Scholars have used the term 'sensus plenior' to describe the phenomenon that the original authors did not know what they were writing in the mystery. But the term as used by them is limited to a few dozen scriptures which are not easy to wrest into a literal-historical interpretation. The mystery is the warp and woof of scripture.

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 Alter wrestles with a name for the Old Testament. Jesus and the New Testament authors simply call it 'scripture' <ref>Mr 12:10 And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:</ref>.  The reason that it's use is not popular is that it causes confusion with the desire to call the New Testament 'scripture'. This is purely an invented problem.
-The Old Testament is scripture, and the New Testament is a 'peshar' <ref>Peshar has a bad connotation in Christian circles because the rabbis use so much unverifiable invention and free-for-all allegory. But Jesus and the apostles did it in a verifiable and reproducible manner giving it an authority in truth not offered by other methods, and it is from them that we get our cues.</ref> or interpretation of scripture in light of the mystery hidden from the beginning being revealed in Christ and the cross. All New Testament teaching has a source in the Old <ref>This is important. The New Testament is not 'magic' new doctrine, but the fulfillment of the mystery</ref>.  This does not denigrate the New Testament in any way, but elevates it at as the proper (Christian) <ref>This commentary does not address concerns of Jews nor Muslims</ref> interpretation of 'scripture' by those who would know: Jesus and his disciples. It is a shame that some scholars would dare to hint that Jesus and the apostles 'misappropriated' scripture since they violate Greek rules of interpretation imposed hundreds of years later.
+The Old Testament is scripture, and the New Testament is a 'peshar' <ref>Peshar has a bad connotation in Christian circles because the rabbis use so much unverifiable invention and free-for-all allegory. But Jesus and the apostles did it in a verifiable and reproducible manner giving it an authority in truth not offered by other methods, and it is from them that we get our cues.</ref> or interpretation of scripture in light of the mystery hidden from the beginning being revealed in Christ and the cross. All New Testament teaching has a source in the Old <ref>This is important. The New Testament is not 'magic' new doctrine, but the fulfillment of the mystery</ref>.  This does not denigrate the New Testament in any way, but elevates it at as the proper (Christian) <ref>This commentary does not address concerns of Jews nor Muslims</ref> interpretation of 'scripture' by those who would know: Jesus and his disciples. It is a shame that some scholars would dare to hint that Jesus and the apostles 'misappropriated' scripture since they violate Greek rules of interpretation imposed hundreds of years later. Our goal is to learn how they produced the pesher; to learn their rules of hermeneutics.
 Did the Old Testament authors know they were writing a literal record with a mystery hidden inside?  They only had hints of the riddles, not the solutions. the Hebrew word for skins 'owr' עור sounds like the word for light 'owr' אור. Did Adam understand that light represented the Holiness of God, and that his garments were 'something like' God's holiness? Probably not, but he could marvel at the pun, without having a hint that Christ's holiness would cover him.

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 The people of God were gathered because though they have heard the voice of the shepherd, they have not understood his words.
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 Those people of God in Gilead wondered who would fight the flesh.

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- "It is my Father's will that I die. In order to conquer the flesh."
+"It is my Father's will that I die. In order to conquer the flesh."
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 The story goes on How Christ conquered the flesh on behalf of his people "Who will save me from this body of sin and death?"
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 If you will deliver the children of the flesh to me,
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 And he killed the flesh/skins [[ער]] (Aroer) even the bread (manna מנ of them ית) (Minneth) ... thus the flesh was subdued.
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 And out of the righteous mystery (Mizpah) came Jesus (in kenosis, represented by  the daughter) purposed for the mystery death תף (timbrels) and from [[מ]] profanities [[חלה]] (bearing our sin).  The only child.
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 And when he saw he must die, he divided his works. (Asked for the cup to be removed). but he took up the will of the father and faced the cross.
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   "It is my Father's will that I die. In order to conquer the flesh."
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 Let me mourn for two renewals/graces (refreshed in flesh and spirit) that I die desolate.
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 He did so. The angels attended him at Gethsemane?

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 And according to the Word of God (four voices) they do this in remembrance of him.
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-Alter demonstrates skill in Literary criticism and the tools of close reading.  I hope to add to his tool box formations and notarikon, as well as other techniques specified by the second century teacher, Rabbi Eliezer.
+Alter demonstrates skill in Literary criticism and the tools of close reading.  I hope to add to his tool box formations and notarikon, as well as other techniques specified by the second century teacher, Rabbi Eliezer. Using these, the underlying purpose of these odd accounts is to produce a prophecy of Christ and the cross in order to make the invisible Father known for his Holiness and Love.
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 He faced the cross according to the father's will.
 And according to the Word of God (four voices) they do this in remembrance of him.

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 He was the mighty man who opened the gates of heaven. He was the son of a harlot, as a shadow of the taint on Mary being pregnant while betrothed.
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 Jephthah was cast out by his brothers, as Jesus was rejected by Israel. ( A hint of the cross)
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 Jesus dwelt in a good land among sinners.
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 The people of God warred with the flesh.
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 They came to Jesus.
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 Come be our leader in the fight against the flesh.
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+==v.11:7==
 Why come to me now after you have rejected me (at the cross)
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 You may help us fight against the flesh now
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 If I help you conquer the flesh will I be your Lord?
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 Of course (in a vow, hence the importance placed upon vows)
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 And Jesus went with them and taught all the words that proceed from the mouth of God
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 And Jesus confronted the flesh (the carnal mind of men) asking why do you still seek those who are mine?
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 Because the people of God took from  [[מ]] the Father [[אב]] (Moab)ץ
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 So Jesus confronts the flesh again.
-==v.11.15==
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 The people of God did not take the land from the Father of from the flesh (My kingdom is not of this world)
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 When the people of God came out of the earth, and died and were resurrected from [[מ]] the speaking [[דב]] of thק revelation [[ר]] (Midbar) and being measure [[מד]] by the Son of God [[הר]], and in a mystery [[ף]] was completed [[ס]]  as creation [[י]] was finished by the Son [[ם]] (sea) and was made Holy (Kadesh)...
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 Then the people of God asked to avoid the flesh, but the flesh would not consent for the people of God to be Holy.
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+==v.11:18==
 They went through the  judgement (Midbar) and did not enter the flesh (in Christ there is no condemnation).
-==v.11.19==
+==v.11:19==
 So the people of God sent to the Word/Lamb [[אמר]] of God [[י]] and asked for a passover by the flesh [[ע]] of the Son [[בר]].
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+==v.11:20==
-But the Lamb did war against the people of God, and was trodden down (Jahaz) (Christ's tribulation)
+But the Lamb did war against the people of God, and was trodden down (Jahaz) (Christ's tribulation at the hands of his people)
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