1. [21] But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since this happened.
Compare with:
Luke 2: 36 - 38 (RSV):
[36] And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phan'u-el, of the tribe of Asher; she was of a great age, having lived with her husband seven years from her virginity,
[37] and as a widow till she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.
[38] And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks to God, and spoke of him to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.
So Hannah looks for the Redemption of Jerusalem. Later, there are those who look to the Redemption of Israel.
There is a large amount of discernable History here. I believe that she is Queen Salome, not some "Queen Alexandra" ("...as she was called by the Greeks..."). Josephus never explicitly states that Jannaeus and his Queen underwent a Levirite Ceremony, marrying his brother's wife to provide progeny. This "Anna" was, if correctly translated, a virgin, hardly a possibility with Jannaeus' brother married to a "Salome" for some time. The Greek parentage argument was a smear, written about in Josephus as having occurred during a banquet with Hycanus. He was attacked by the Pharisee "Eleazar" and told to give up the High Priesthood due to a female relation being a "Comfort Girl" to the Greeks.
"...she was a widow till she was 84." No one here believes this bit of "Numerology" but if you count back from 8/9 CE, you get to 76 BCE, the year of the Ascension of Salome at the death of Jannaeus. The Temple Slaughter of 4 BCE occurred and two complete Mishmarot Cycles finds the Priestly Rotations duplicated and back at Jerusalem for Passover. This is the Story of the Priesthood and the Hasmoneans and they are looking for the Redemption of Jerusalem - and Israel.
TRANSVALUATION.
The creation of the "Jesus" character smears the specific Political Groupings and places it on the back of this character:
[21] But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since this happened.
The Priestly Story gets rewritten to the story of a savior/god. The Passover Coup HOPES to find the Temple destroyed and the Re-Dedication of a Temple not built with human hands on the second Sabbath of that week: [Tuesday night/Wednesday], [Wednesday night/Thursday], [Thursday night/Friday]---Weekly Sabbath.
2. Luke's "Empty Tomb" Section:
[1] But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices which they had prepared.
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[2] And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb,
[3] but when they went in they did not find the body.
[22] Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning
[23] and did not find his body; and they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.
Plz see: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2207&hilit=GRAFTED+STORY+EMPTY+TOMB
Matthew:
[1] Now after the sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Mag'dalene and the other Mary went to see the sepulchre.
[2] And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone, and sat upon it.
Mark:
[1] And when the sabbath was past, Mary Mag'dalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salo'me, bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him.
[2] And very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had risen.
[3] And they were saying to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?"
[4] And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back; -- it was very large.
[5] And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were amazed.
[6] And he said to them, "Do not be amazed; you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen, he is not here; see the place where they laid him.
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[7] But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you."
John:
[1] Now on the first day of the week Mary Mag'dalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb.
[2] So she ran, and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him."
[3] Peter then came out with the other disciple, and they went toward the tomb.
[4] They both ran, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first;
[5] and stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.
[7] But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you."
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Our much respected Poster Michael BG opened the Post with this:
The purpose of the OT quotes foreshadowing the coming of "Jesus" are later, after the Transvaluation.He states that the Old Testament testimonies are different and the author of John wouldn’t have rejected the ones used by the synoptics if he had been aware of them. However, he also states that John and Luke shared some source or sources. I have not been convinced.
[26] Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?"
[27] And beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
Luke's version, illustrated in these 3 sections are an attempt at creating an "Internally Consistent' version. If he "testifies" to Truth and Matthew's version is true, then Luke would have mentioned the Great Earthquake and the rolling away of the stone. He does not.
Luke is aware of the Original. Hannah is preaching for the Redemption of Jerusalem. This is Hellenistic in outlook (Where's outhouse when you need him?). The New! Improved! Jesus character has appropriated Jannaeus and is preaching for the Redemption of Israel.
When "Jesus" becomes "Universal" in John (He always existed and he created everything) the authors of John found their own Set of Scriptures. John answers Mark and the Synoptics and underneath the Twin Superstructures, at the Base, lies the Story that both rewrote.
More later, if I can,
CW