First of a two-part series on the well-known Hebrew word Shalom.
The Lord’s Prayer 7: “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread”
The deceptively simple petition from Matthew 6:11, “Give us this day our daily bread,” has been a matter of controversy for centuries. The unusual Greek word epiousion, which is translated “daily,” is the root of the controversy. Some scholars have suggested that the original phrase contained the similar-sounding Greek word epeimi, (the next), and so meant “bread for the next day.” Nevertheless, the Latin translation of the New Testament understood the word as meaning bread needed for sustenance.
Scholarly Assumptions about the Historical Jesus
Many scholars today feel that it is impossible to know what the historical Jesus really said.
Jesus’ Education
One can form a reasonably accurate picture of what Jesus was doing in his childhood and adolescence.