That's a cool observation. I didn't know that was the shortest verse.
Church is difficult. I have to keep reminding myself that the bible was written symbolically and allegorically specifically so that they wouldn't understand. So... Church is for fellowship ; understanding is a private affair.
Midwest USA born and bread.
I think it’s punny. 🤣
Witnessed some wild things in my life.
Read various versions of almost every known holy book I could find. Lifelong sought to understand why humanity is. Grateful to have been given the resources to do so. Truly 💜🫂🫡
Honest question: why would the Bible be intentionally written in a way for no one to understand?
Ask Jesus, he said it, and didn't offer much explanation
There were times the prophets spoke to peoples whose hearts were hard and whose unwillingness and even inability to hear/understand led to judgement. And Jesus likewise spoke, at times, in parables so that certain peoples present would not understand. Is that what you are referring to?
If so, this was particular times and directed at particular people. And in all cases, the writers of each book provide context to the reader.
Often, when Jesus spoke in parables to the people, they did understand the meaning. When they did not, he would sometimes then speak plainly. He regulalry spoke plainly to his disciples, explaining what the parables mean.
The Bible is a rich library of literary genres. All of which are rooted in a literal telling of history, all of which is intelligible, and all of which makes one wise.
No, its more than the explicitly stated parables. The allegory and symbolism continue after the Gospels.
Matthew 13:10 and Luke 8:9
There's also a thing the Jews do with the Old Testament, where they use the numerical value of the Hebrew letters, as well as the pictographic form of the old Hebrew (modern Hebrew is only letters - old Hebrew was pictures used as letters) to tell a story or prophesy alongside the more readily apparent story. I am kicking myself for not saving a video I saw that explained it... There are other dimensions of hidden meaning too, but that's probably the easiest. Anything numbered is significant - the number always points to symbolic meaning.
Currently I'm looking into BHT translations - here's their website:
https://www.thymindoman.com/an-introduction-to-the-bryce-haymond-translation-bht/
I'm not saying its right - just looking into it. Tracking down Greek etymology takes a special frame of mind. Their translation of Matthew 13:10 is certainly intriguing
