12-12-2014, 09:24 AM
According to the Greek witnesses (which for centuries has caused much discussion) Matthew records that Yeshu rode on a donkey and a colt:
Matt 21:7 They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them, and he sat on them.
The Aramaic witness, on the other hand, while recording both a donkey and a colt being used, have Yeshua riding only on the colt:
Matt 21:7 and brought the ass and the colt, and laid upon the colt their clothes, and Yeshu rode upon him.
It appears as though the Greek translator missed the synonymous parallelism found in Zec 9:9, and interpreted Yeshu as riding upon two beasts, not one. Many arguments have been put forth trying to explain how this was possible (one of which has the 'them' referring to the cloaks, not the animals), yet to me, the Aramaic witness tells it perfectly.
Yeshu rode upon one animal, a young colt, and the mother was kept with it, since it was not ready to be separated yet.
Ronen
Matt 21:7 They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them, and he sat on them.
The Aramaic witness, on the other hand, while recording both a donkey and a colt being used, have Yeshua riding only on the colt:
Matt 21:7 and brought the ass and the colt, and laid upon the colt their clothes, and Yeshu rode upon him.
It appears as though the Greek translator missed the synonymous parallelism found in Zec 9:9, and interpreted Yeshu as riding upon two beasts, not one. Many arguments have been put forth trying to explain how this was possible (one of which has the 'them' referring to the cloaks, not the animals), yet to me, the Aramaic witness tells it perfectly.
Yeshu rode upon one animal, a young colt, and the mother was kept with it, since it was not ready to be separated yet.
Ronen