In his book 'The Aramaic Sayings of Jesus' Basil Fletcher draws out what he calls the "sublime simplicity, poetic perfection and deep human quality of the words of Jesus..." that somehow become hazy when translated into Greek, and from which come the English translations. For this post, I want to draw out just one element of... Continue Reading →
Our Father… …أبانا
Our Father أبانا in heaven في السماء، hallowed be your name ليتقدس اسمك your kingdom comeليأت ملكوتك your will be doneلتكن مشيئتك on earth as it is in heavenعلى الأرض كما هي في السماء give us this day our daily breadيقدم لنا هذا اليوم خبزنا اليومي and forgive us our sinsويغفر لنا خطايانا as we forgive those who sin... Continue Reading →