12-29-2011, 12:39 PM
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Quote:Now, curiously, read Mr. Younan's exact words in the Editor's footnote # 143 , John14:16 :
" PRQLTA has been confused with the Greek "Paraclitus", meaning ADVOCATE. The Aramaic .... PRQLTA means "REDEEMER" or "ONE WHO ENDS THE CURSE." By the indwelling of the Ruach haKodesh, our sinful predisposition is redeemed from the curse of Adam . (PY) "
Quote:Paul Younan (or whomever he copied) says that Paraqleeta is derived from 2 Aramaic roots: PRQ , which means to end, finish, or save, and LTA, which means the curse.
If you check Mr. Younan's own personal, non-authorized translation, you will see that he either agreed to or developed this revelation of the NEW ETYMOLOGY of Paraqleeta in or around the year 1999 or 2000 . Not exactly a truth from the ancient church ... and , certainly not a truth from the Orthodox Syrian Church , Church of the East, nor the various Aramaic Christian bodies.
Quote:Linguistical and historical evidence show the "new" understanding of the Aramaic Paraqlita ( as "Redeemer+") to be a false gnosticism, a false knowledge, a false understanding.