The Gospel is Revelation Clips from Composition: Salient Bits and Pieces
I had a hard time coming to the point I wanted to make. I'd start one tack after another. Cut and paste composition is harder than just writing what you want straight out: "My Gospel" is the reward I get for the revelatory demonstration of the Good News by His signs and wonders. So now I've got a bunch of what I consider neat little unused/semi-used clips about the subject. Maybe you will find something salient among them:
I appreciate Vic Alexander's translation of Mark 1:1 from the ancient Aramaic: “The beginning of the revelation of Eashoa Msheekha, Son of Allaha.” (‘Eashoa’ is pronounced E-sho.) The implication is that Eashoa, Jesus, is the Revelation of Allaha, Who is the Creator.
The first time I read Mark 1:1 in Alexander's translation from ancient Aramaic, I noticed that the word for 'gospel' (awon-galee-yoon) was translated 'revelation':
“The beginning of the Revelation* of Eashoa Msheekha,* Son of Allaha.” (Eashoa is pronounced E-sho.)
Footnotes:
*1:1.1 Literal Aramaic idiomatic (Lit. Ar. id.) name: "Awon-galee-yoon," or He Reveals.
*1:1.2 Lit. Ar. id. name "Eashoa'," meaning "The Life-Giving, Living Branch," and, "M'shee-khah, "The Anointed One." For simplicity, then, in the proper English syntax "The Anointed Life-Giver."
I also noticed the definition of 'Galilee' in Aramaic Mark 1:9 was 'revelation'. I knew that something was going on, because none of these are so translated in traditional English bibles. In fact, they aren't even in the dictionary. Alexander has been accused of making things up, but I think it is more a matter of his Ancient Aramaic Church worldview influencing his understanding of these words in these contexts. He believes he is restoring the proper meanings of these words in these contexts (I wonder if other, older native speakers of Aramaic also trained in the ancient scribal language understand them this way).
At first, I got bent out of shape about the ancient authors' intention of the word for 'gospel' having been 'revelation' instead of the announcement of good news, because, of course, it is never translated that way in the modern New Testament. I felt like I had discovered some kind of secret knowledge. Then I found out that the really ancient, ancient original meaning of the word euangelion was the 'reward' the messenger of the glad tidings received. (See Millar Burrows, below.)
So Mark 1:1 MIGHT be translated: "The beginning of the reward received of the anointed Life-giving, Living Branch, Son of Godhood," as awon-galee-yoon most anciently meant "He rewards."
The anointed Life-giving Living Branch, Son of God, is Jesus, YHWH's anointing upon His Christ--our son. Please excuse this little segue: What does the Anointed One really mean? I have always thought it was the person upon whom the spirit of God rests, the one receiving the flow. But the healings and miracles are attributed to not the person, but to the Spirit of God, the One Anointed flowing onto the person. There is a channel of spiritual power: YHWH anointed upon the person receiving the anointing of YHWH upon him or her.
The reward is our salvation, the provision of whatever we need to fulfill His destiny. Manifestation of that is His revelation. The first steps in His revelation are our recognition, confession, and remission of sins. In Mark chapter 1: In those days the Life-giving, Living Branch ... comes from Victorious Revelation (Nazareth of Galilee) ... to be empowered in the Holy Spirit, after which there is proving of conversion/faith. (Note: this was about John the Baptist being the beginning of Jesus' ministry.)
All this sounds surprisingly patternish to what is called 'manifestation'.
In the King James Version, the Gospel According to Mark begins, "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God." Again, the Greek word for gospel here is euangeliou (εὐαγγελίου), a form of euangelion (εὐαγγέλιον). Εuangelion is usually translated "gospel," "good news," or "glad tidings"; i.e., it's a special whoop-de-do announcement or proclamation. Awon-galee-yoon is the Aramaic form of euangelion, a borrowed word between the two languages (so "gospel" in one language should still mean "gospel" in the other, right?), yet Alexander translates the whole verse as "The beginning of the Revelation* of Jesus Christ, Son of God" (Aramaic New Testament, 2010, ISBN 9781456475789, italics mine). In his footnote, Alexander says that awon-galee-yoon means "He reveals." HOW DID "GOSPEL" BECOME "REVELATION"? The difference is stupendous.
Well, was euangelion ever "gospel" as an announcement or proclamation? Interestingly, the first use of the word euangelion in classical Greek was for the reward given to the person who brought the glad tidings -- not for the announcement itself! Over the years, the announcement became equated to the reward it was worth to the bearer of the glad tidings: the proclamation was (good for) a "gospel." (Just a bit here from scrolling down on Millar Burrows' The Origin of the Term Gospel: euaggelion is the MESSENGER's REWARD--PAID to the preacher FOR his revelation.) The word gained a double meaning: the reward AND the message. Alexander says, "When the modern churches split off from the Church of the East in the 5th Century AD and adopted the Greek version of the Old and the New Testament, the theologians of the Roman church began to redefine the words of Scriptures. They literally wrote a new dictionary of the Ancient Aramaic. Today, my translation is ridiculed by the official churches on the basis that I'm not following the Aramaic-English dictionaries in existence. That's true, I'm restoring the original words." (Awon-galee-yoon is not "revelation" in the dictionary.)
"The beginning of the reward of the Anointed Life-giving, Living Branch, son of God."
BTW, depends on remission of sins.
Howsoever, another interesting thing is that neither Greek nor Hebrew make much out of the word Galilee. Check the dictionaries yourself. From Abarim: "for a meaning of the name Galilee, NOBSE Study Bible Name List reads 'circle', 'circuit'; Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names has 'rolling', 'revolving'; and BDB Theological Dictionary proposes 'circuit', 'district.' The name Galilee probably started out as a derogative: 'that' region; the boondocks; out in 'the country', and its name means just that: 'region'." King David's friend Hiram called the region of Galilee Cabul, meaning 'like nothing'. This is not very flattering, but worse, I found a dictionary entry which said that the meaning of Galilee was "a pile of dung."
The Book of Mark was the first of the New Testament Gospels written. I personally believe that Mark was an Indian Buddhist evangelist, one of the Therapeutae, a healer who converted to the ancient Mosaic form of Judaism (inward exercise as opposed to outward exercise). That is, Mark recognized that all is symbolic, psychological, and immediate states of the Ineffable's manifestation--just as the Elder had explained. Not surprisingly, Mark found that even at the end of the Season of Grace, not many people were getting what was going on. Trying to set them straight, he composed his gospel to reveal it. This is reflected in Mark 1:9's Aramaic: "And it happened in those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee,* and he was baptized in the Jordan River by John." Alexander notes that "Nussrat d'Ga-lee-la," in Mark means "Victorious Revelation." Jesus came from Victorious Revelation. Well, that IS good news!!
Also, Mark 1:14-15: After John was betrayed, Jesus came to Galilee (revelation of Allaha), and preached the Hope of the Kingdom of God. And he said, "The Age has ended,* and the Kingdom of God has arrived. Repent and believe in the Hope [of Salvation.]
Ferrar Fenton Lord's Prayer: Thy Name (the nature of YHWH) must be being hallowed, Thy kingdom (dominion) must be being restored, Thy will must be being done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today tomorrow's bread (He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him)
Jesus is YHWH, the action of the Ineffable saving us IN AND THROUGH US, creatively (by manifestation of imagination) fulfilling scripture--destroying or removing the old and giving the new. The material which blinds us in ignorance fades away and the light of the spirit takes its place. This reveals the Father, the Ineffable Person.
Elsewhere on the Internet I have read: "Aramaic: 'Awon-Galee-Yon,' which means the same thing (God's Revelation)." And "This is a correct name: 'The revelation of HIM.'"
Revelation. Not announcement or preaching good news, but SHOWING, DEMONSTRATING, PERFORMING God.
Hmm. The Greek ἐξηγήσατο means he reveals. Awon-galee-yoon means he reveals. Galilee means Revelation of Allaha. I wonder if God is trying to tell us something? Like maybe, Jesus--YHWH--is His revelation?
That is what the revelation OF God BY Jesus preaches to us: the Hope of the Kingdom, the Salvation, is HERE now. The thing that convinces people is miracles: the revelation of God by manifest action BY Him. "And the Apostles went out and preached Christ crucified WITH SIGNS AND WONDERS--works of faith and power--revelations of God.
"...in the events out of which the Christian Church arose there was a CONCLUSIVE ACT of God, who IN THEM VISITED AND REDEEMED His people; and that in the corporate EXPERIENCE of the Church itself there was REVEALED A NEW QUALITY OF LIFE, arising out of what God HAD DONE, which in turn corroborated the value set upon the facts" (C. H. Dodd, The Apostolic Preaching and Its Developments, p. 77, emphases mine).
The upshot of all this is that we are going to have to have the nerve to pray for one another and outsiders of ourselves to give God opportunity to reveal Himself. That manifest revelation will be our message: "It pleased God by the foolishness of the Preaching--the revelation which is the 'message'--to save them that believe" (1 Corinthians 1:21, parenthesis mine).
Acts 1:8 Except the Holy Spirit shall comes on you, you shall receive power and you will witnesses for me.
Acts 8:17 Then consecrated the hand over them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
Acts 10:38 Regarding Eashoa (Jesus) of Nazareth, whom Allaha (God) anointed by the Holy Ghost and Power, and he preached and healed those who were wracked the devil.
1 Corinthians 2:4 and my manifestation and preaching are not through deliverance by words of wisdom, except through the revelation of the Spirit and power.
Romans 15:18-19 For I do not dare say anything that the Messiah did not ordain through my hands for the benefit of the nations through Manifestation and works, through the power of miracles and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of Allaha.
Acts 6:8 Stephen then was filled with grace and power, and he performed signs and wonders among the people.
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I noted the occurrences of the word "gospel" in Strong's Concordance, and looked up the passages in Alexander's translations from the ancient Aramaic (below). I think I will stick with Alexander:
Mark
1:1. The beginning of the Revelation* of Jesus Christ,* Son of God.
*1:1.1 Literal Aramaic idiomatic (Lit. Ar. id.) name: "Awon-galee-yoon," or He Reveals.
*1:1.2 Lit. Ar. id. name "Eashoa'," meaning "The Life-Giving, Living Branch," and, "M'shee-khah, "The Anointed One." For simplicity, then, in the proper English syntax "The Anointed Life-Giver."
(This would make Mark 1:1 read: "The beginning of the Revelation of the Life-Giving, Living Branch, the Anointed One," or, "The beginning of the Revelation of the Anointed Life-Giver.")
1:14. After John was betrayed, Jesus came to Galilee, and preached the Hope of the Kingdom of Allaha,
1:15. And he said, "The Age has ended,* and the Kingdom of Allaha has arrived. Repent and believe in the Hope [of Salvation.]
8:35. "For whoever wish to spare their life, will lose it. And whoever sacrifice their life because of me and because of their faith in me, will Live.
10:29. Jesus replied and said, "Amen, I am telling you, there is no human being who leaves houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or villages, because of me and because of my faith,
30. "Who will not* receive one hundred fold like this in houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and villages, and be repaid for persecutions of this life,* and in the realm* to come, life everlasting.*
13:10. "However, it is destined beforehand that you preach my hope* among all nations.
*13:10 Lit. Aramaic: "Faithful anticipation."
14:9. "And, amen, I am telling you, that wherever this faith* of mine is preached, in all the universe, and this too, what she did, will be spoken of in memorial."
*14:9 Lit. Ar. idiomatic expression: "Hope in me," or "Testament."
16:15. And he told them, "Go to all people and preach my faith in all creation.
Matthew
4:23. And Jesus went all around Galilee and taught at their synagogues and preached the Hope of the Kingdom, and healed every affliction and sickness of the people.
9:35. And Jesus would go around all the towns and villages and teach in every synagogue, and he preached the hope of the Kingdom and healed every illness and every affliction.
11:5. "The blind see and the lame walk and the lepers clean and the mute hear and the dead risen and the poor full of hope.
24:14. "And this hope of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the universe, As testimony for all nations, and then the end shall come.
26:13. "And amen, I am telling you, that wherever is preached this Faith in me throughout the universe, this too shall be spoken of, the thing that she did as a memorial."
Luke
4:18. "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me
...and because of this He anointed me
......to be the hope of the poor
And sent me to heal the broken-hearted,
19. "And to preach about the glowing paths,
...and to [give] the blinded, sight,
And to confirm the broken in spirit*.
And to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord."
*4:19 Lit. Ar. idiomatic figure of speech: "By the light."
7:22 And Jesus replied and said, "Go tell John everything that you saw and heard, that the blind see and the paralytics walk and the lepers clean and the dumb speak and the dead risen and the poor full of hope.
9:6. And leaving [from there,] the apostles went around in villages and towns, and they offered hope and healed everyone.
20:1. And it happened on one of those days as Jesus taught the people in the temple and proffered to them salvation, there rose against him the chief high priests and scribes, together with priests,
Acts
8:25 Simon and John then, as they testified to these thing and taught the manifestation of of Allaha, returned to Jerusalem. And they preached the hope [of the Kingdom] in many Samaritan villages.
14:7 And they preached the hope [of the Kingdom] there.
*14:7 Lit. Ar. idiomatic figure of speech: "Proffered the Hope."
14:21 And they ministered to the children of that town, they made many disciples and they returned, coming to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioc.
15:7 And as there were many questions, Simon rose up and said to them, "Brethren, you do know, from the first, from my mouth, Allaha chose that the nations should hear the manifestation of Hope and that they may believe.
16:10 As Paul saw this vision, [he related,] 'At once we wanted to go to Macedonia, because we understood that our Lord called us to proffer the Hope [of the Kingdom] to them.'
20:24 "Except, I am not worried about myself, as my journey and mission come to an end, those that I received from our Lord Eashoa, to testify regarding the faithful anticipation of the grace of Allaha."
Romans
1:1. Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called and commissioned to be an apostle, chosen to reveal the Gospel of God,
1:9. For God is my witness that I serve Him in Spirit through His Revelation of His Son, as I remember you in my prayers ceaselessly in every season.
*1:9 Lit. Ar. name: "Evangalion" or "His Gospel."
1:15. And thus I will endeavor to preach to you also in Rome the hope [of the Kingdom.]
1:16. For I am not embarrassed by Him, as He is revealed through the Gospel,* because He is the Power of God, [proffering] Life to whoever believes in Him, whether from the Jews first or from the Aramaic* speaking people first.
*1:16.1 Lit. Aramaic name: "Evangalion."
2:16. On the day God shall judge the hidden acts of humanity, according to my Gospel, by the hand of Jesus Christ.
10:15. Or how can they preach if they are not sent as apostles? As it is written [in Scriptures,] "How graceful the feet of those who proffer peace and blessings!"
10:16. Except not all were receptive to the preaching of God's Revelation* For Isaiah said, "My Lord, who believes in our echoing [Your Voice?]"
*10:16 Lit. Ar. id.: "Awon-galeeun," or Scriptures.
11:28. Through the Revelation of God then, they are enemies because of you. And through Election they are beloved because of the ancestors.
15:16 That I may become a servant of Eashoa the Messiah among the nations and work for the Revelation of the Gospel of God, that the Offering of the nations be acceptable and presented through the holy Spirit.
15:19. Through the power of miracles and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. Whereas from Jerusalem I went around all the way to Illyricum and spread the hope of Christ.
15:20. As I endeavored to proffer the hope [of the Kingdom,] I never failed to call on the name of Christ, so as not to build on a foreign foundation.
15:29. For I know when I come to you, it shall be wholeheartedly through the blessings of the Gospel's Revelation through Eashoa the Messiah that I come.
16:18. For those who are thus inclined do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, except their own bellies, and with words, sermons and invocations, mislead the simple-hearted.*
*16:18 Reference to Western practices among the new converts in pursuing earthly wealth and well being, a warning to the Jewish converts not to follow suit.
16:25 (Alexander's 16:24). To God then, Who can justify you through His revelation of His Gospel, Who preached it concerning Jesus Christ by the Revelation of the Sermon that lay covered from the ages of the universes.
1 Corinthians
1:17 Jesus did not send me to baptize, except to preach the Hope [of the Kingdom.] Not through the wisdom of words, so that the Cross of Cross may not be rendered empty.
9:12. And if others have no power over you, is it not more so in our case? Except we do not become worthy by this power here, except by everything for which we hope, so that nothing may obscure the hope for Christ.
9:14. Likewise, our Lord has commanded, that those who preach the Hope [of his Kingdom,] shall Live through that Hope.*
9:16. For even though I preach, I do not have pride, for I am bound under obligation. Woe to me then if I do not preach [the Kingdom.]
9:17. For if I undertake this oath willingly, I have a recompense. If, however, I do this not by my own willingness, then I am assuming the lordship of the household.
9:18. What is then my recompense? As I preach, without pay, I worship the hope of Christ, and not because I am worthy through the authority that was given to me by the Revelation of God.*
*1 Cor 9:18 Or: Gospel.
9:23. This then I do, so I may participate in the preaching of the Hope [of the Kingdom.]
15:1-2 I declare to you then, brethren, the Revelation of the Kingdom, of Whom I preached to you and which you accepted and upheld.
2. And through Him you Live, whereas it was the Manifestation that proffered [the Kingdom,] if you are confirmed, if you did not believe in idle manner.
Galatians
1:6 I am amazed how quickly you turned to a different faith,* away from Christ, who called you through His grace,
7. To [a faith] which is not the real thing, except it is from people who make a joke out of you and wish to change your faith in Christ.*
8. Even if I or an angel from heaven should preach to you a faith* outside of what has been proffered to you, we shall be anathemas.
*1:6 Lit. Ar. idiomatic figure of speech: "Hope."
*1:7 Lit. Ar. idiomatic figure of speech: "Hope," or message of Christ.
*1:8 Lit. Ar. idiomatic figure of speech: "Hope."
Ephesians
6:15. And stand on your feet by the blessings of His Revelation* of peace,
*6:15 Lit. Ar. name: "Awen-ga-lee-yoon."
6:19. And on my behalf also, so that I may be given the manifestation when I open my mouth, so that I may preach the sermon of Hope,
Philippians
1:5. With regard to your relationship to the Revelation of God,* from the first day to the present,
*1:5 Lit. Aramaic word: "Awen-ga-lee-yoon."
1:7. For this is how I was blessed, as to look after all of you, because I have a place for you in my heart, though I may be in chains, I think of you constantly in the outpouring of my spirit,* over the truth of God's Revelation,* that you may be participants in that blessing.
*1:7.2 Lit. Aramaic word: "Awen-ga-lee-yoon."
1:12. I wish that you should know, brethren, that my pledge had proceeded ahead of me by the Revelation of God,*
*1:12 Lit. Aramaic word: "Awen-ga-lee-yoon."
1:16. Because they know that I have ordained them for the purpose of preaching the Revelation of God.*
*1:16 Lit. Aramaic word: "Awen-ga-lee-yoon."
1:27. Be only devoted to proffering the Hope of Christ, so that if I come to see you or if I am far off, I may hear about you, that you are standing in one spirit and one soul, sanctified as one body in the faith of His Revelation.
2:22. For you know his reputation, however, he worked with me like a son for his father, in preaching [the Kingdom.]
4:3. And I beg you also, my true companion's son, to be of assistance to them, so that they may serve with me in the Revelation of God's Kingdom,* together with Clement and my other helpers, those whose names are written in the Book of Life.
1 Timothy
1:11. So as the Revelation of God's glory may be blessed in Whom I have faith.
Revelation
14:1. And I saw and, behold, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him one hundred, forty-four thousand in number, who have his name and the name of his Father that is written between their eyes.*
2. And I heard a voice from heaven, like the sound of great waters, and like the sound of great thunder, and the sound of harp players playing* [on] their guitars [;]
3. And glorifying the glory of the New Testament before the throne, and before the four living forms and those priests . And no one* was able to learn the hymn*, except for those one hundred and forty-four thousand, those redeemed* from the earth.
4. These are the ones who did not fornicate with women [,] for they were pure*. These were the ones who clung to the Lamb (to) wherever he went, those who materialized from mankind's finest* for God and for the Lamb.
5. And in their mouth was not found lies [,] for they were untainted.
6. And I saw another angel flying in heaven, who has the evangelizing gospel for [all ages of] the universe,* proffering Hope for those who dwell on earth, for every motherland and generation and tongue and nation [,]
7. Who declared* in a great voice, "Work for God and give him glory, For the hour of his judgment has arrived. And worship the one Who created the heaven and the earth and the sea and the water springs." (edit by Steele: REVEAL HIM!! Let Him bring His power forth in demonstration.)
Footnotes:
14:1*Lit. Ar. idiomatic expression retained. "On their foreheads."
14:2*Lit. Ar. id.: This form of verb is used for craft and arts, "striking."
14:3*Lit. Ar. id.: "Human [being.]"
*Lit. Ar. id.: "Glorification."
*Lit. Ar. id.: "Bought."
14:4*Lit. Ar. id.: "Virginal."
*Lit. Ar. id.: "Humanity's uppermost."
14:6*Lit. Ar. idiomatic construction: " 'His-Revelation' ("Oengelion," or "Evangelion," or: I-have-revealed-it) to [the end of] the universe."
14:7*Lit. Ar. id.: "Said."
I appreciate Vic Alexander's translation of Mark 1:1 from the ancient Aramaic: “The beginning of the revelation of Eashoa Msheekha, Son of Allaha.” (‘Eashoa’ is pronounced E-sho.) The implication is that Eashoa, Jesus, is the Revelation of Allaha, Who is the Creator.
The first time I read Mark 1:1 in Alexander's translation from ancient Aramaic, I noticed that the word for 'gospel' (awon-galee-yoon) was translated 'revelation':
“The beginning of the Revelation* of Eashoa Msheekha,* Son of Allaha.” (Eashoa is pronounced E-sho.)
Footnotes:
*1:1.1 Literal Aramaic idiomatic (Lit. Ar. id.) name: "Awon-galee-yoon," or He Reveals.
*1:1.2 Lit. Ar. id. name "Eashoa'," meaning "The Life-Giving, Living Branch," and, "M'shee-khah, "The Anointed One." For simplicity, then, in the proper English syntax "The Anointed Life-Giver."
I also noticed the definition of 'Galilee' in Aramaic Mark 1:9 was 'revelation'. I knew that something was going on, because none of these are so translated in traditional English bibles. In fact, they aren't even in the dictionary. Alexander has been accused of making things up, but I think it is more a matter of his Ancient Aramaic Church worldview influencing his understanding of these words in these contexts. He believes he is restoring the proper meanings of these words in these contexts (I wonder if other, older native speakers of Aramaic also trained in the ancient scribal language understand them this way).
At first, I got bent out of shape about the ancient authors' intention of the word for 'gospel' having been 'revelation' instead of the announcement of good news, because, of course, it is never translated that way in the modern New Testament. I felt like I had discovered some kind of secret knowledge. Then I found out that the really ancient, ancient original meaning of the word euangelion was the 'reward' the messenger of the glad tidings received. (See Millar Burrows, below.)
So Mark 1:1 MIGHT be translated: "The beginning of the reward received of the anointed Life-giving, Living Branch, Son of Godhood," as awon-galee-yoon most anciently meant "He rewards."
The anointed Life-giving Living Branch, Son of God, is Jesus, YHWH's anointing upon His Christ--our son. Please excuse this little segue: What does the Anointed One really mean? I have always thought it was the person upon whom the spirit of God rests, the one receiving the flow. But the healings and miracles are attributed to not the person, but to the Spirit of God, the One Anointed flowing onto the person. There is a channel of spiritual power: YHWH anointed upon the person receiving the anointing of YHWH upon him or her.
The reward is our salvation, the provision of whatever we need to fulfill His destiny. Manifestation of that is His revelation. The first steps in His revelation are our recognition, confession, and remission of sins. In Mark chapter 1: In those days the Life-giving, Living Branch ... comes from Victorious Revelation (Nazareth of Galilee) ... to be empowered in the Holy Spirit, after which there is proving of conversion/faith. (Note: this was about John the Baptist being the beginning of Jesus' ministry.)
All this sounds surprisingly patternish to what is called 'manifestation'.
In the King James Version, the Gospel According to Mark begins, "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God." Again, the Greek word for gospel here is euangeliou (εὐαγγελίου), a form of euangelion (εὐαγγέλιον). Εuangelion is usually translated "gospel," "good news," or "glad tidings"; i.e., it's a special whoop-de-do announcement or proclamation. Awon-galee-yoon is the Aramaic form of euangelion, a borrowed word between the two languages (so "gospel" in one language should still mean "gospel" in the other, right?), yet Alexander translates the whole verse as "The beginning of the Revelation* of Jesus Christ, Son of God" (Aramaic New Testament, 2010, ISBN 9781456475789, italics mine). In his footnote, Alexander says that awon-galee-yoon means "He reveals." HOW DID "GOSPEL" BECOME "REVELATION"? The difference is stupendous.
Well, was euangelion ever "gospel" as an announcement or proclamation? Interestingly, the first use of the word euangelion in classical Greek was for the reward given to the person who brought the glad tidings -- not for the announcement itself! Over the years, the announcement became equated to the reward it was worth to the bearer of the glad tidings: the proclamation was (good for) a "gospel." (Just a bit here from scrolling down on Millar Burrows' The Origin of the Term Gospel: euaggelion is the MESSENGER's REWARD--PAID to the preacher FOR his revelation.) The word gained a double meaning: the reward AND the message. Alexander says, "When the modern churches split off from the Church of the East in the 5th Century AD and adopted the Greek version of the Old and the New Testament, the theologians of the Roman church began to redefine the words of Scriptures. They literally wrote a new dictionary of the Ancient Aramaic. Today, my translation is ridiculed by the official churches on the basis that I'm not following the Aramaic-English dictionaries in existence. That's true, I'm restoring the original words." (Awon-galee-yoon is not "revelation" in the dictionary.)
"The beginning of the reward of the Anointed Life-giving, Living Branch, son of God."
BTW, depends on remission of sins.
Howsoever, another interesting thing is that neither Greek nor Hebrew make much out of the word Galilee. Check the dictionaries yourself. From Abarim: "for a meaning of the name Galilee, NOBSE Study Bible Name List reads 'circle', 'circuit'; Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names has 'rolling', 'revolving'; and BDB Theological Dictionary proposes 'circuit', 'district.' The name Galilee probably started out as a derogative: 'that' region; the boondocks; out in 'the country', and its name means just that: 'region'." King David's friend Hiram called the region of Galilee Cabul, meaning 'like nothing'. This is not very flattering, but worse, I found a dictionary entry which said that the meaning of Galilee was "a pile of dung."
The Book of Mark was the first of the New Testament Gospels written. I personally believe that Mark was an Indian Buddhist evangelist, one of the Therapeutae, a healer who converted to the ancient Mosaic form of Judaism (inward exercise as opposed to outward exercise). That is, Mark recognized that all is symbolic, psychological, and immediate states of the Ineffable's manifestation--just as the Elder had explained. Not surprisingly, Mark found that even at the end of the Season of Grace, not many people were getting what was going on. Trying to set them straight, he composed his gospel to reveal it. This is reflected in Mark 1:9's Aramaic: "And it happened in those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee,* and he was baptized in the Jordan River by John." Alexander notes that "Nussrat d'Ga-lee-la," in Mark means "Victorious Revelation." Jesus came from Victorious Revelation. Well, that IS good news!!
Also, Mark 1:14-15: After John was betrayed, Jesus came to Galilee (revelation of Allaha), and preached the Hope of the Kingdom of God. And he said, "The Age has ended,* and the Kingdom of God has arrived. Repent and believe in the Hope [of Salvation.]
Ferrar Fenton Lord's Prayer: Thy Name (the nature of YHWH) must be being hallowed, Thy kingdom (dominion) must be being restored, Thy will must be being done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today tomorrow's bread (He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him)
Jesus is YHWH, the action of the Ineffable saving us IN AND THROUGH US, creatively (by manifestation of imagination) fulfilling scripture--destroying or removing the old and giving the new. The material which blinds us in ignorance fades away and the light of the spirit takes its place. This reveals the Father, the Ineffable Person.
Elsewhere on the Internet I have read: "Aramaic: 'Awon-Galee-Yon,' which means the same thing (God's Revelation)." And "This is a correct name: 'The revelation of HIM.'"
Revelation. Not announcement or preaching good news, but SHOWING, DEMONSTRATING, PERFORMING God.
Hmm. The Greek ἐξηγήσατο means he reveals. Awon-galee-yoon means he reveals. Galilee means Revelation of Allaha. I wonder if God is trying to tell us something? Like maybe, Jesus--YHWH--is His revelation?
That is what the revelation OF God BY Jesus preaches to us: the Hope of the Kingdom, the Salvation, is HERE now. The thing that convinces people is miracles: the revelation of God by manifest action BY Him. "And the Apostles went out and preached Christ crucified WITH SIGNS AND WONDERS--works of faith and power--revelations of God.
"...in the events out of which the Christian Church arose there was a CONCLUSIVE ACT of God, who IN THEM VISITED AND REDEEMED His people; and that in the corporate EXPERIENCE of the Church itself there was REVEALED A NEW QUALITY OF LIFE, arising out of what God HAD DONE, which in turn corroborated the value set upon the facts" (C. H. Dodd, The Apostolic Preaching and Its Developments, p. 77, emphases mine).
The upshot of all this is that we are going to have to have the nerve to pray for one another and outsiders of ourselves to give God opportunity to reveal Himself. That manifest revelation will be our message: "It pleased God by the foolishness of the Preaching--the revelation which is the 'message'--to save them that believe" (1 Corinthians 1:21, parenthesis mine).
Acts 1:8 Except the Holy Spirit shall comes on you, you shall receive power and you will witnesses for me.
Acts 8:17 Then consecrated the hand over them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
Acts 10:38 Regarding Eashoa (Jesus) of Nazareth, whom Allaha (God) anointed by the Holy Ghost and Power, and he preached and healed those who were wracked the devil.
1 Corinthians 2:4 and my manifestation and preaching are not through deliverance by words of wisdom, except through the revelation of the Spirit and power.
Romans 15:18-19 For I do not dare say anything that the Messiah did not ordain through my hands for the benefit of the nations through Manifestation and works, through the power of miracles and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of Allaha.
Acts 6:8 Stephen then was filled with grace and power, and he performed signs and wonders among the people.
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I noted the occurrences of the word "gospel" in Strong's Concordance, and looked up the passages in Alexander's translations from the ancient Aramaic (below). I think I will stick with Alexander:
Mark
1:1. The beginning of the Revelation* of Jesus Christ,* Son of God.
*1:1.1 Literal Aramaic idiomatic (Lit. Ar. id.) name: "Awon-galee-yoon," or He Reveals.
*1:1.2 Lit. Ar. id. name "Eashoa'," meaning "The Life-Giving, Living Branch," and, "M'shee-khah, "The Anointed One." For simplicity, then, in the proper English syntax "The Anointed Life-Giver."
(This would make Mark 1:1 read: "The beginning of the Revelation of the Life-Giving, Living Branch, the Anointed One," or, "The beginning of the Revelation of the Anointed Life-Giver.")
1:14. After John was betrayed, Jesus came to Galilee, and preached the Hope of the Kingdom of Allaha,
1:15. And he said, "The Age has ended,* and the Kingdom of Allaha has arrived. Repent and believe in the Hope [of Salvation.]
8:35. "For whoever wish to spare their life, will lose it. And whoever sacrifice their life because of me and because of their faith in me, will Live.
10:29. Jesus replied and said, "Amen, I am telling you, there is no human being who leaves houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or villages, because of me and because of my faith,
30. "Who will not* receive one hundred fold like this in houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and villages, and be repaid for persecutions of this life,* and in the realm* to come, life everlasting.*
13:10. "However, it is destined beforehand that you preach my hope* among all nations.
*13:10 Lit. Aramaic: "Faithful anticipation."
14:9. "And, amen, I am telling you, that wherever this faith* of mine is preached, in all the universe, and this too, what she did, will be spoken of in memorial."
*14:9 Lit. Ar. idiomatic expression: "Hope in me," or "Testament."
16:15. And he told them, "Go to all people and preach my faith in all creation.
Matthew
4:23. And Jesus went all around Galilee and taught at their synagogues and preached the Hope of the Kingdom, and healed every affliction and sickness of the people.
9:35. And Jesus would go around all the towns and villages and teach in every synagogue, and he preached the hope of the Kingdom and healed every illness and every affliction.
11:5. "The blind see and the lame walk and the lepers clean and the mute hear and the dead risen and the poor full of hope.
24:14. "And this hope of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the universe, As testimony for all nations, and then the end shall come.
26:13. "And amen, I am telling you, that wherever is preached this Faith in me throughout the universe, this too shall be spoken of, the thing that she did as a memorial."
Luke
4:18. "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me
...and because of this He anointed me
......to be the hope of the poor
And sent me to heal the broken-hearted,
19. "And to preach about the glowing paths,
...and to [give] the blinded, sight,
And to confirm the broken in spirit*.
And to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord."
*4:19 Lit. Ar. idiomatic figure of speech: "By the light."
7:22 And Jesus replied and said, "Go tell John everything that you saw and heard, that the blind see and the paralytics walk and the lepers clean and the dumb speak and the dead risen and the poor full of hope.
9:6. And leaving [from there,] the apostles went around in villages and towns, and they offered hope and healed everyone.
20:1. And it happened on one of those days as Jesus taught the people in the temple and proffered to them salvation, there rose against him the chief high priests and scribes, together with priests,
Acts
8:25 Simon and John then, as they testified to these thing and taught the manifestation of of Allaha, returned to Jerusalem. And they preached the hope [of the Kingdom] in many Samaritan villages.
14:7 And they preached the hope [of the Kingdom] there.
*14:7 Lit. Ar. idiomatic figure of speech: "Proffered the Hope."
14:21 And they ministered to the children of that town, they made many disciples and they returned, coming to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioc.
15:7 And as there were many questions, Simon rose up and said to them, "Brethren, you do know, from the first, from my mouth, Allaha chose that the nations should hear the manifestation of Hope and that they may believe.
16:10 As Paul saw this vision, [he related,] 'At once we wanted to go to Macedonia, because we understood that our Lord called us to proffer the Hope [of the Kingdom] to them.'
20:24 "Except, I am not worried about myself, as my journey and mission come to an end, those that I received from our Lord Eashoa, to testify regarding the faithful anticipation of the grace of Allaha."
Romans
1:1. Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called and commissioned to be an apostle, chosen to reveal the Gospel of God,
1:9. For God is my witness that I serve Him in Spirit through His Revelation of His Son, as I remember you in my prayers ceaselessly in every season.
*1:9 Lit. Ar. name: "Evangalion" or "His Gospel."
1:15. And thus I will endeavor to preach to you also in Rome the hope [of the Kingdom.]
1:16. For I am not embarrassed by Him, as He is revealed through the Gospel,* because He is the Power of God, [proffering] Life to whoever believes in Him, whether from the Jews first or from the Aramaic* speaking people first.
*1:16.1 Lit. Aramaic name: "Evangalion."
2:16. On the day God shall judge the hidden acts of humanity, according to my Gospel, by the hand of Jesus Christ.
10:15. Or how can they preach if they are not sent as apostles? As it is written [in Scriptures,] "How graceful the feet of those who proffer peace and blessings!"
10:16. Except not all were receptive to the preaching of God's Revelation* For Isaiah said, "My Lord, who believes in our echoing [Your Voice?]"
*10:16 Lit. Ar. id.: "Awon-galeeun," or Scriptures.
11:28. Through the Revelation of God then, they are enemies because of you. And through Election they are beloved because of the ancestors.
15:16 That I may become a servant of Eashoa the Messiah among the nations and work for the Revelation of the Gospel of God, that the Offering of the nations be acceptable and presented through the holy Spirit.
15:19. Through the power of miracles and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. Whereas from Jerusalem I went around all the way to Illyricum and spread the hope of Christ.
15:20. As I endeavored to proffer the hope [of the Kingdom,] I never failed to call on the name of Christ, so as not to build on a foreign foundation.
15:29. For I know when I come to you, it shall be wholeheartedly through the blessings of the Gospel's Revelation through Eashoa the Messiah that I come.
16:18. For those who are thus inclined do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, except their own bellies, and with words, sermons and invocations, mislead the simple-hearted.*
*16:18 Reference to Western practices among the new converts in pursuing earthly wealth and well being, a warning to the Jewish converts not to follow suit.
16:25 (Alexander's 16:24). To God then, Who can justify you through His revelation of His Gospel, Who preached it concerning Jesus Christ by the Revelation of the Sermon that lay covered from the ages of the universes.
1 Corinthians
1:17 Jesus did not send me to baptize, except to preach the Hope [of the Kingdom.] Not through the wisdom of words, so that the Cross of Cross may not be rendered empty.
9:12. And if others have no power over you, is it not more so in our case? Except we do not become worthy by this power here, except by everything for which we hope, so that nothing may obscure the hope for Christ.
9:14. Likewise, our Lord has commanded, that those who preach the Hope [of his Kingdom,] shall Live through that Hope.*
9:16. For even though I preach, I do not have pride, for I am bound under obligation. Woe to me then if I do not preach [the Kingdom.]
9:17. For if I undertake this oath willingly, I have a recompense. If, however, I do this not by my own willingness, then I am assuming the lordship of the household.
9:18. What is then my recompense? As I preach, without pay, I worship the hope of Christ, and not because I am worthy through the authority that was given to me by the Revelation of God.*
*1 Cor 9:18 Or: Gospel.
9:23. This then I do, so I may participate in the preaching of the Hope [of the Kingdom.]
15:1-2 I declare to you then, brethren, the Revelation of the Kingdom, of Whom I preached to you and which you accepted and upheld.
2. And through Him you Live, whereas it was the Manifestation that proffered [the Kingdom,] if you are confirmed, if you did not believe in idle manner.
Galatians
1:6 I am amazed how quickly you turned to a different faith,* away from Christ, who called you through His grace,
7. To [a faith] which is not the real thing, except it is from people who make a joke out of you and wish to change your faith in Christ.*
8. Even if I or an angel from heaven should preach to you a faith* outside of what has been proffered to you, we shall be anathemas.
*1:6 Lit. Ar. idiomatic figure of speech: "Hope."
*1:7 Lit. Ar. idiomatic figure of speech: "Hope," or message of Christ.
*1:8 Lit. Ar. idiomatic figure of speech: "Hope."
Ephesians
6:15. And stand on your feet by the blessings of His Revelation* of peace,
*6:15 Lit. Ar. name: "Awen-ga-lee-yoon."
6:19. And on my behalf also, so that I may be given the manifestation when I open my mouth, so that I may preach the sermon of Hope,
Philippians
1:5. With regard to your relationship to the Revelation of God,* from the first day to the present,
*1:5 Lit. Aramaic word: "Awen-ga-lee-yoon."
1:7. For this is how I was blessed, as to look after all of you, because I have a place for you in my heart, though I may be in chains, I think of you constantly in the outpouring of my spirit,* over the truth of God's Revelation,* that you may be participants in that blessing.
*1:7.2 Lit. Aramaic word: "Awen-ga-lee-yoon."
1:12. I wish that you should know, brethren, that my pledge had proceeded ahead of me by the Revelation of God,*
*1:12 Lit. Aramaic word: "Awen-ga-lee-yoon."
1:16. Because they know that I have ordained them for the purpose of preaching the Revelation of God.*
*1:16 Lit. Aramaic word: "Awen-ga-lee-yoon."
1:27. Be only devoted to proffering the Hope of Christ, so that if I come to see you or if I am far off, I may hear about you, that you are standing in one spirit and one soul, sanctified as one body in the faith of His Revelation.
2:22. For you know his reputation, however, he worked with me like a son for his father, in preaching [the Kingdom.]
4:3. And I beg you also, my true companion's son, to be of assistance to them, so that they may serve with me in the Revelation of God's Kingdom,* together with Clement and my other helpers, those whose names are written in the Book of Life.
1 Timothy
1:11. So as the Revelation of God's glory may be blessed in Whom I have faith.
Revelation
14:1. And I saw and, behold, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him one hundred, forty-four thousand in number, who have his name and the name of his Father that is written between their eyes.*
2. And I heard a voice from heaven, like the sound of great waters, and like the sound of great thunder, and the sound of harp players playing* [on] their guitars [;]
3. And glorifying the glory of the New Testament before the throne, and before the four living forms and those priests . And no one* was able to learn the hymn*, except for those one hundred and forty-four thousand, those redeemed* from the earth.
4. These are the ones who did not fornicate with women [,] for they were pure*. These were the ones who clung to the Lamb (to) wherever he went, those who materialized from mankind's finest* for God and for the Lamb.
5. And in their mouth was not found lies [,] for they were untainted.
6. And I saw another angel flying in heaven, who has the evangelizing gospel for [all ages of] the universe,* proffering Hope for those who dwell on earth, for every motherland and generation and tongue and nation [,]
7. Who declared* in a great voice, "Work for God and give him glory, For the hour of his judgment has arrived. And worship the one Who created the heaven and the earth and the sea and the water springs." (edit by Steele: REVEAL HIM!! Let Him bring His power forth in demonstration.)
Footnotes:
14:1*Lit. Ar. idiomatic expression retained. "On their foreheads."
14:2*Lit. Ar. id.: This form of verb is used for craft and arts, "striking."
14:3*Lit. Ar. id.: "Human [being.]"
*Lit. Ar. id.: "Glorification."
*Lit. Ar. id.: "Bought."
14:4*Lit. Ar. id.: "Virginal."
*Lit. Ar. id.: "Humanity's uppermost."
14:6*Lit. Ar. idiomatic construction: " 'His-Revelation' ("Oengelion," or "Evangelion," or: I-have-revealed-it) to [the end of] the universe."
14:7*Lit. Ar. id.: "Said."
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