Dr Peter Williams' Martyn Lloyd-Jones Lecture "The Preaching of Jesus".
One of the things he has made me think about is how the paragraphing of Greek New Testament Manuscripts might be relevant to the interpretation of the text (on Mark 4, listen and behold).
Cf. Tyndale House Greek New Testament Introduction on paragraphing p512.
Dirk Jongkind, An Introduction to the Gk NT p36.
And lots of other interesting stuff.
Jesus' use of Greek e.g. "hypocrites", no work in Hebrew or Aramaic as no theatre but a theatre less than 4 miles from Nazareth.
https://vimeo.com/774751295...
He's interesting on the carefully crafted Greek of the Beatitudes (and elsewhere) with their alliteration (p, di, k, a), sounds, structures and verb endings.
See further Tyndale House Magazine Ink, Issue 7, free online "Did Jesus Speak Greek?" pp18-21 https://tyndalehouse.com/ink.../ink-issue-7-winter-2020/
Jesus' preaching was brilliantly crafted and designed to be memorable. It seems quite likely that at least sometimes he taught in Greek so we need not assume that the brilliance of Jesus' teaching actually comes from the Greek-writing evangelists rather than Jesus.
And a close look at the parable of the prodigal son as brilliant story telling.
A man with just two sons. The younger son goes off into a far country after cheating the older brother out of his inheritance. Staying at home. There's an angry "man of the field" "dying of hunger". Goats! Robes. Draw near. This is the story of . Running, embracing and kissing unique in the OT: Esau greeting Jacob!
cf. also Laban, singing, dancing, labour for a father figure for years, devouring your property / eating up.
cf. Joseph, the ring and the robe. Rags to riches. Feeding. Far country. The father thinks him dead and he is alive again. Forgiveness.
cf. Friend, goat and prostitute - Genesis 38. Sexual behaviour or misbehaviour at home or away.
cf. Abraham. Father (Luke 16 - 3x). Lazarus the brother?! "Quick" - Genesis 18v6 - prepare the food / party! A speech. A fatted calf. First runner, first hospitality, first quick, first fatted calf. An old man who runs! Abraham gave away his inheritance while living!
Despising a celebration for a younger brother - Ishmael mocks and loses his inheritance.
cf. Cain and Abel - brother conflict, field, animals, anger, envy of the younger brother
Forgiving. Welcome.
All the Bible's greatest hits in a three minute story! Some references may be weak, but there is a strong allusion every 20 seconds. This is a genius story by someone who knows the Old Testament very well. Jesus also manages to speak wonderfully simply so that the common people here him gladly. But is there not also wonderful fascinating profundity and depth.
Wow at the teaching of Jesus! Look at Jesus' words more closely. He is the best ever teacher.
The Parable of the Prodigal Son must have been composed as an integrity in Greek!
The longest and shortest parable - The parable of the leaven - Matthew 13v13, three satas of flour - Genesis 18v6 - “get three seahs[b] of the finest flour
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