{"id":245,"date":"2022-10-31T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-30T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/upcrl.org\/refreshment\/?p=245"},"modified":"2022-10-31T08:35:40","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T00:35:40","slug":"caesarea-philippi-and-the-gates-of-hades-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upcrl.org\/refreshment\/ptr-art-calaguas\/caesarea-philippi-and-the-gates-of-hades-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Caesarea Philippi and the Gates of Hades \u2013 Part 2<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

by Ptr. Art Calaguas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shalom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we saw last week, Caesarea Philippi, Panias\/Banias, Bashan and Mt. Hermon individually and together represented demonic forces against the God of Israel. Furthermore, in Second Temple period Jewish thought, 1 Enoch points to the origin of demons connected to these locations: the illicit sexual cohabitation between divine beings (\u201csons of God\u201d or also \u201cwatchers,\u201d as in Daniel 4:13, 17 and 23) and human females narrated in Genesis 6:1-4 produced the Nephilim giants. When a giant was killed, its \u201cwatcher spirit\u201d is referred to as a demon [See John C. Collins, \u201cWatcher,\u201d in Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible<\/em>, 2nd<\/sup> extensively revised ed. (editors Karel van der Toorn, Bob Becking, and Pieter W. van der Horst; Grand Rapids, MI; Eerdmans, 1999), 893-895. See also Gerard Mussies, \u201cGiants,\u201d DDD<\/em>, 343-345. See also Peter W. Coxon, \u201cNephilim,\u201d DDD<\/em>, 618-620.]. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) at Qumran contain not only parts of 1 Enoch (4Q201-202, 4Q204-207, 4Q212 and 1Q19; all in Aramaic) but also manuscript fragments of a \u201cBook of Giants\u201d (4Q203, 4Q530-532, 6Q8, 1Q23 and 2Q26) that also speak of these offspring of unnatural cohabitation. The name of Gilgamesh as one of these giants is found in the \u201cBook of Giants,\u201d apart from the (Ethiopic) 1 Enoch and the 3rd<\/sup> millennium BC Mesopotamian \u201cEpic of Gilgamesh\u201d mentioned earlier. [See Michael O. Wise, Martin G. Abegg Jr., and Edward M. Cook, The Dead Sea Scrolls: A New Translation<\/em>, rev. ed. (New York, NY; HarperCollins Publishers, 2005), 280-295.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adding to all this, Emperor Augustus Caesar is recorded to have given Caesarea Philippi to Herod the Great, who then built a marble temple to deify Augustus in return (https:\/\/www.bibleplaces.com\/caesarea-philippi-banias\/<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We now have a much fuller context of the passage. His disciples were probably full of dread at the place they were in. This (demonic) place would have caused trepidation for any Jew. They were in the veritable \u201cgates of hell.\u201d One seriously doubts if they would have gone on their own, without their Master with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So why then would our Lord go to enemy territory? Perhaps to make the point crystal clear: to reclaim all humankind and all geography from the clutches of evil and bring all back to our Father God. This meant war. And he would prevail. For as mentioned earlier, it was the turning point from the northernmost area of ancient Israel towards the victory of the cross and the resurrection in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note that Matthew 16:13-20 has its (shorter) parallels in Mark 8:27-30 and Luke 9:18-21. Here now is the SBLGNT Greek of Matthew 16:13-20 (https:\/\/biblehub.com\/sbl\/matthew\/16.htm<\/a>) with my literal\/formal translation (which will be smoothened out later) in interlinear format:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13<\/sup>\u1f18\u03bb\u03b8\u1f7c\u03bd \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f41 \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f70 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b7 \u039a\u03b1\u03b9\u03c3\u03b1\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03a6\u03b9\u03bb\u03af\u03c0\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f20\u03c1\u03ce\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u1f70\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03bb\u03ad\u03b3\u03c9\u03bd\u00b7 \u03a4\u03af\u03bd\u03b1 \u03bb\u03ad\u03b3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03bf\u1f31 \u1f04\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9 \u03b5\u1f36\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03c5\u1f31\u1f78\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03ce\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5;<\/mark>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And Jesus, having come into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, was asking his disciples,<\/em> saying; \u201cWho do men say the Son of Man to be?\u201d<\/mark>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

14<\/sup>\u03bf<\/em>\u1f31<\/em> \u03b4<\/em>\u1f72<\/em> \u03b5<\/em>\u1f36<\/em>\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u00b7 \u039f<\/em>\u1f31<\/em> \u03bc<\/em>\u1f72<\/em>\u03bd <\/em>\u1f38<\/em>\u03c9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4<\/em>\u1f78<\/em>\u03bd \u03b2\u03b1\u03c0\u03c4\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae\u03bd, <\/em>\u1f04<\/em>\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03b9 \u03b4<\/em>\u1f72<\/em> <\/em>\u1f28<\/em>\u03bb\u03af\u03b1\u03bd, <\/em>\u1f15<\/em>\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03b9 \u03b4<\/em>\u1f72<\/em> <\/em>\u1f38<\/em>\u03b5\u03c1\u03b5\u03bc\u03af\u03b1\u03bd <\/em>\u1f22<\/em> <\/em>\u1f15<\/em>\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4<\/em>\u1ff6<\/em>\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u03b7\u03c4<\/em>\u1ff6<\/em>\u03bd. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And they said; \u201cSome indeed, John the Baptist, but others, Elijah, but others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

15<\/sup>\u03bb\u03ad\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2\u00b7 \u1f59\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03c4\u03af\u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03bb\u03ad\u03b3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b5\u1f36\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9;<\/mark>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He says to them; \u201cBut who do you say me to be?\u201d<\/mark>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

16<\/sup>\u1f00<\/em>\u03c0\u03bf\u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u03b8\u03b5<\/em>\u1f76<\/em>\u03c2 \u03b4<\/em>\u1f72<\/em> \u03a3\u03af\u03bc\u03c9\u03bd \u03a0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5<\/em>\u1f36<\/em>\u03c0\u03b5\u03bd\u00b7 \u03a3<\/em>\u1f7a<\/em> \u03b5<\/em>\u1f36<\/em> <\/em>\u1f41<\/em> \u03c7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4<\/em>\u1f78<\/em>\u03c2 <\/em>\u1f41<\/em> \u03c5<\/em>\u1f31\u1f78<\/em>\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf<\/em>\u1fe6<\/em> \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf<\/em>\u1fe6<\/em> \u03c4\u03bf<\/em>\u1fe6<\/em> \u03b6<\/em>\u1ff6<\/em>\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And answering, Simon Peter said; \u201cYou are the Christ, the Son of the living God.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

17<\/sup>\u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u03b8\u03b5\u1f76\u03c2 \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f41 \u1f38\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f36\u03c0\u03b5\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7\u00b7 \u039c\u03b1\u03ba\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f36, \u03a3\u03af\u03bc\u03c9\u03bd \u0392\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c9\u03bd\u1fb6, \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c3\u1f70\u03c1\u03be \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b1\u1f37\u03bc\u03b1 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f00\u03c0\u03b5\u03ba\u03ac\u03bb\u03c5\u03c8\u03ad\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u2019 \u1f41 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f41 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f50\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2\u00b7<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And answering, Jesus said to him; \u201cBlessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, because flesh and blood has not revealed (it) to you, but my Father who (is) in the heavens;<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18<\/sup>\u03ba\u1f00\u03b3\u1f7c \u03b4\u03ad \u03c3\u03bf\u03b9 \u03bb\u03ad\u03b3\u03c9 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c3\u1f7a \u03b5\u1f36 \u03a0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c4\u03b1\u03cd\u03c4\u1fc3 \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03c0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u1fb3 \u03bf\u1f30\u03ba\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03bc\u03ae\u03c3\u03c9 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u1f10\u03ba\u03ba\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u03af\u03b1\u03bd, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03cd\u03bb\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f85\u03b4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bf\u1f50 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03c3\u03c7\u03cd\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2\u00b7<\/mark>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock<\/em> I will build my church, and (the) gates of Hades will not withstand it.<\/em><\/mark>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

19<\/sup>\u03b4\u03ce\u03c3\u03c9 \u03c3\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f70\u03c2 \u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03bf\u1f50\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u1ff6\u03bd, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f43 \u1f10\u1f70\u03bd \u03b4\u03ae\u03c3\u1fc3\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b3\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f14\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b5\u03b4\u03b5\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f50\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f43 \u1f10\u1f70\u03bd \u03bb\u03cd\u03c3\u1fc3\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b3\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f14\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bb\u03b5\u03bb\u03c5\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f50\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2.<\/mark>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of the heavens, and what if you might bind on the earth will have (already) been bound in the heavens, and what if you might loose on the earth will have (already) been loosed<\/em> in the heavens.\u201d<\/em><\/mark>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20<\/sup>\u03c4\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b5\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03af\u03bb\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf<\/em>\u1fd6<\/em>\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1<\/em>\u1fd6<\/em>\u03c2 <\/em>\u1f35<\/em>\u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b7\u03b4\u03b5\u03bd<\/em>\u1f76<\/em> \u03b5<\/em>\u1f34<\/em>\u03c0\u03c9\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd <\/em>\u1f45<\/em>\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b1<\/em>\u1f50<\/em>\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2 <\/em>\u1f10<\/em>\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd <\/em>\u1f41<\/em> \u03c7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then he charged the disciples that to no one, they could tell that he is the Christ.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will continue next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God bless us all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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