Actually from "eloi eloi lama sabachthani", Jesus' words on the cross, I think the only ones recorded in the language that he spoke them (might be mistaken on that." My God, My God, why have you forsaken me. I always thought it was a sign of his despair, and then one Easter I learnt how the psalms were referred to by their first lines. And so he was directing us to Psalm 22.1. It blew my mind when I read the whole psalm. :)
But now I feel like i need to look up the Time Machine :) And yes, indeed I am over the pond. But very much with you all in Spirit.
Actually from "eloi eloi lama sabachthani", Jesus' words on the cross, I think the only ones recorded in the language that he spoke them (might be mistaken on that." My God, My God, why have you forsaken me. I always thought it was a sign of his despair, and then one Easter I learnt how the psalms were referred to by their first lines. And so he was directing us to Psalm 22.1. It blew my mind when I read the whole psalm. :)
But now I feel like i need to look up the Time Machine :) And yes, indeed I am over the pond. But very much with you all in Spirit.
Thanks for the clarification. So that quote was written in Aramaic? I'm still educable after all these years. Best of luck over there, cousin.