Exploring the Gospels - Declarations, Treaties & Scripture - Marcus Da Costa - House of Israel U.K
The exchanges between Yeshua and the Jews, the religious leaders, indicate that the people had a knowledge of, but no comprehension of the scriptures. Because of the leaven, which Yeshua told his disciples to beware of, an eisegetical transmission of what was written became the established and accepted doctrine in the land. This lead to the people not receiving the word made flesh when he arrived. Deuteronomy 4:2 2 Ye shall not add unto the word (dabar H1697, speech, word, speaking, thing) which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you. When one doesn’t stick to what is plainly written, presupposing ones own beliefs into the text, or eisegeting, you run the risk of following the error of the Jews, the religious leaders of Yeshua’s day, knowing the word without comprehending it. It is for this cause that while exploring the gospels, a firm gasps of what the scriptures, that leads to life, say and how to correctly interpret them is necessary. To begin, the following questions are proposed: What is scripture? How were they transmitted, preserved and collated? How are they to be interpreted?