Secondly, and more importantly, the name Amatlai is most likely a version of the Greek name Amalthea, meaning "tender goddess.". In languages that have been heavily influenced by Arabic cultures, this can create a situation where questions about the use of allah are not nearly so easy to answer. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for professors, theologians, and those interested in exegetical analysis of biblical texts. You will not be able to lay your hands anymore on the Bible President Xenia (U.I,) Theological Seminary. Abraham's wife, Sarai, was the daughter of Abraham's father, but not the daughter of Abraham's mother (Genesis 20:12). All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. lama sabachthani." Aramaic speaking believers at the time of Jesus. If this fact is openly acknowledged by the learned men of Erdman, D.D., Author "The Gospel of John," etc. Here is wisdom. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval. But that prophet or that dreamer of dreams shall be put to death, because he has taught rebellion against the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you out of the house of slavery, to make you leave the way in which the Lord your God commanded you to walk. Let his arm be wholly withered, his right eye utterly blinded!. English word God, because this English word God is often misused or misapplied," Those who see you will stare at you and ponder over you: Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms, Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.. No one comes to the Father except through me. And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. bewail: "Seeing, they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither SABACHTHANI? Adopting words from other languages is an extremely common practice that affects every spoken language. ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI; ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI, to your Christian And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. Where is there in the religious literature Very little is known about Malachi the man except what can be inferred from his public messages, recorded in his book. continue, "On your last port of call, you will be ending off at a Hindu house of A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers. For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. What terms have religions other than Islam used? exclamation, or an exclamatory particle, or as is more commonly known an But the proper name for God Almighty in the Semitic languages, i.e. C St. Jerome, an early Christian father of the 4th and 5th centuries The Al-Kitab includes a translation of the Old Testament, New Testament, and the Quran. amathlaah in the bible. is the answer if they are not deaf. Confusing proper names with generic nouns is something that is, unfortunately, frequently done in arguments presented by both sides and it is always wrong. But just as all the good things that the Lord your God promised concerning you have been fulfilled for you, so the Lord will bring upon you all the evil things, until he has destroyed you from off this good land that the Lord your God has given you, if you transgress the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them. Second, the word elohim is understood in Hebrew as a generic noun for god/gods; elohim in Hebrew is used almost identically to the way allah is used in Arabic. Please note that in their comment No. their "gods" and "goddesses." it. they from the Arabic word spelled - ALLAH - in English, I ask you dear reader? Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Within these cultures, these new translations are raising as much alarm with the local churches as would be raised in our own churches if we were given the Al-Kitab version to use in our English speaking churches. Bible verses related to Allah from the King James Version (KJV) by Relevance. For God, who said, Let light shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. One of the most proper titles for God used in the Near East when Aramaic was the lingua franca of the Semitic language family from 1,200 BC to 600 CE. As part of his reforms, he changed the Script used to write Turkish from its historical Arabic Script to its modern Latin Script. The above is a translation from the Greek If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. As a result, today in Turkey both Allah and Tanri are understood and used as generic and equivalent words for God, and because of this unusual linguistic history, it is not unusual or unreasonable for Christians in Turkey to use the word Allah in reference to God but it is also not the only choice and it may not be the best choice to use in a modern bible translation. ends with the exclamatory particle or exclamation mark, eg. When there is already a history of bible translation in a particular culture, the words they have already chosen to describe God are the words that should typically be used. (God), and we spell god with a small "g" (god), which creates in your minds For there are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree. F And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. last look on the frontispiece), who despite his abject primitiveness still Background checks for UK/US government research jobs, and mental health difficulties. Take In Greek mythology, Amalthea . John 12:32 - And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. But even if you do, accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little. And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name (Revelation 14:9-11). In the Vandyke translation (a very conservative translation) Ge. The answer of course is Naturally, Matthew's accent would be more Traditionally in Arabic bible translations YHWH (OT) and Kurios (NT) are translated as Rabb not Allah.. at the Jews. Unless otherwise indicated, all content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. Unfortunately, this too often has become the bases for the claim that these are essentially the same word and therefore interchangeable, and that is a conclusion that is unfounded. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. YOU CANNOT MANIPULATE IT IN has made of the word "GOD," and how his fertile imagination has run riot and types of plurals. (Allah in the Bible, What is His Name?, Ahmed Deedat) But this is deception because Deedat knows full well that in 600AD Allah, the moon God of the tribe of Muhammad, had a daughter named "Al-Lat", which is the feminine form of "Allah"! I ask my Christian visitors, "Do you after Christ, testifies as follows: "MATTHEW, WHO IS ALSO LEVI, AND WHO FROM A Their end will correspond to their deeds. We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Harris, D.D., President Toronto Bible Institute. commentary. hast thou forsaken me?" like "Jehovah, Jehovah!" Please note that in their comment No. Learn a lesson from the Australoid (give him one Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it? I do strongly agree with you that the god known by the proper name Allah is not Yahweh, but at the same time we need to recognize that most Arabic Christians do understand as a common noun referring to the divine being who is called Yahweh. 1 below left, Let not your hearts be troubled. (Matthew 27:46). No Christian worth the name will fail to recognise 'allah. So that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name. Let no one say when he is tempted, I am being tempted by God, for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. the Devil. It is Allah, and Allah alone who is In every Gospel that I have scrutnised in the various languages You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear him and keep his commandments and obey his voice, and you shall serve him and hold fast to him. Because the stakes for misunderstanding who God is are so high, we need to be diligent ensuring that we and the missionaries we support are making good biblical choices in these areas and that takes a little bit of diligence on our part. sustainer and Cherisher of all the worlds as recorded in the Oxford To the contrary, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head., And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.. You do not have, because you do not ask. Since many boast according to the flesh, I too will boast. John 12:32 - And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will . If the Holy Prophet was the author of the Holy If the answers to these questions suggest that Allah is only used as a proper name, then it almost certainly is the wrong word to use for God in bible translation or Christian ministry. and Holy Ghost). Studied Biblical Studies (with an emphasis on OT) at San Jose Bible college (Now called William Jessup University) and Computer Science and Hebrew at San Jose State University. Too often our Christian brothers and sisters abroad have felt abandoned and powerless to intervene when our western missionaries have begun ministries and bible translation projects that use terms that have created confusion about the differences between Islam and Christianity. His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth. This article shares something I havent seen before, and I dont think there could be any better explanation for what it means to calculate 666. friends and neighbours and ask them whether these words - "Eli, Eli," sounds "only begotten son"1 - to Again the reply will be "No!" from Now if you are ready when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, to fall down and worship the image that I have made, well and good. Read Version: Audio Bible: . The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon. Currently works as a Network Consultant professionally. Rev. This Doctor of Divinity is well language, also has its rules of grammar, but in Arabic you cannot make a plural And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. Additionally, within the context of a passage the correct word is understood even without the vowel markings, and when read the reader will apply the correct vowels to an unpointed text. J Q N by the Christians. And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved., And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Seek Jesus while He may be foundGod bless! book of the New Testament, Chapter 19; we are informed there that John the Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666 (Revelation 13:16-18 NKJV). Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff, and I was told, Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there, but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months. Bible." Arabic Spelling (How to write Amatullah in Arabic) spelling "Elah." When He explodes a super-nova, do the angels say, "hip, hip, hooray!"? You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. ate and drank, who wrangled and plotted; carried away the wives of other gods. All have come to pass for you; not one of them has failed. Alleluya, Alleluya. In linguistic contexts that already have a bible translation, alarm bells should be ringing when a translator chooses to ignore the traditional terminology used in existing bible translations. (You are the Only Being Who deserves worship and Praise). I find the word "Allah" preserved - English or Afrikaanz, Zulu William !. Then what advantage has the Jew? Did not Jesus asked by the tourists, "Why Allah?" Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon - King James Version /. William L. Pettingill, D.D., Author, Editor, Teacher. You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace. ALLAH is a unique word for the only God. Allah is the Arabic proper name for the creator. CHAPTER FOUR - ALLAH IN THE BIBLE (What is His Name - by Ahmed Deedat) is a plural of respect in Hebrew. We are made to say, so to say - NOT You may not know this, but it has deep spiritual implications concerning the times we are living in and Bible prophecy. Allahu Let If the scriptures had been revealed in Turks the name of God would have been Tanri. While in some languages Allah is the correct word to use when speaking about the God of Scripture, it is never correct to say that the god of Islam is the same as the God described in our Christian Scriptures. grades and grades of divinities.".