Clifton Hodges (@cliftonhodges)

– 𝟭 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝟭𝟲 … 20 All the Brothers ask for your peace; ask for the peace of one another with a Set Apart kiss. 21 The peace (I send is) in the handwriting of myself, Paul. 22. Whoever does not love our Master Yeshua the Messiah, let him be accursed: Maran atha{⁹¹} (Our Master comes). 23 The grace of our Master Yeshua the Messiah be with you. 24 And my love be with you all, in the Messiah, Yeshua. Amen.{⁹²} {⁹¹} Another clue that perhaps not all these Corinthians were Gentiles, for how could they understand a thoroughly Aramaic phrase that is merely transliterated into their own language? It is also possible that “𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙖” is a type of code-seal or signature Rav Shaul uses to indicate Aramaic foundational authenticity. From there, the local Messianic targumist would put the letter into the local vernacular. This is hinted at in citations from other letters such as, “𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥 – 𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘭. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳; 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦” (𝟸 𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚊𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚊𝚗𝚜 𝟹:𝟷𝟽). The “sign” could either be the “𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙤 𝙗’𝙨𝙝𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙖” phrase and language common to both letters (and extend to everyone by the latter quote) or, in fact, it could be “𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙖” itself, written on the outside of the parchment or affixed as a seal. But why would Paul even do this, unless others were already plagiarizing his writings and twisting them to their own destruction? See 𝟸 𝙿𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝟹:𝟷𝟻, 𝟷𝟼. #1Corinthians16 #bible #scriptures #messianic #nazarenes #TheWay