Did the Disciples Think Jesus Was a Demon or a Ghost? Aramaic Bible Study Matthew

Did the Disciples Think Jesus was a Ghost?
The following is from my Aramaic Bible Study series, where we investigate the Syriac traditions and how they can shed light on whether or not Jesus was initially perceived by the disciples as a ghost when He walked on water, as recorded in Matthew's Gospel account (Matthew 14:25-26). We examine the Peshitta as well as the Old Syriac Curetonian Gospels and the Old Syriac Sinaitic Palimpsest.
I read the passage in both the Western accent written in the Serto script and commonly found among the Syriac Orthodox, Maronite Catholic, and Syrian Catholic communities (and historically the Antiochian Orthodox). I also read the text in the Eastern accent found among the Ancient/Assyrian Church of the East, the Chaldean Catholics, and the Syriac Orthodox and Syriac Catholic communities of Northern Iraq.
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[@vivekaugustine9583]

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[@ProfessorMichaelWingert]

Thank you, Vivek!

[@royalcreations3970]

Wonderful video. Though I was so hopeful you were going to reveal the idiom used in verse 26 but you didn't.
Regarding the disciples thinking they saw a spirit: Fear of spirits is so strong in the Near East that an innocent man walking by the seashore or cemetery may be mistaken for a spirit. In Assyria, when a man whom the family couldn't identify enters the house at night, he will be tested by sticking him with a large needle so they will know he is not a spirit. The belief is that when a needle touches an evil spirit, it is supposed to change into a donkey.
Jesus disciples were afraid because of their beliefs in spirits. But Jesus promptly assured them it was he and not a spirit wishing to enter their boat.

[@Defender77]

Michael, whilst listening to Psalm 93 music i was struck by the correlation between Psalm 93, Jesus walking on water prior to the deliverance of the man with legion and Jonah released from the whale at shore. Evidently the spirit world living in the sea - type and shadow for the world, souls of men without Christ or those in process of coming into revelation of Christ as God the sovereign creator and over all things. The disciples reverting to local myth and demonolgy coincidental to the intended location of demons. I heard yrs ago same regarding Jonah and Ninevites having similar beliefs at sight of Jonah probably bleached white leaving the sea from a large fish, they believed in sea gods/spirits and God used that belief to bring them to a shocking repentance that shook the whole region. Bear with me, im a novice. Do you know of any near East beliefs of Nineveh holding a belief or worship of sea spirits. Jesus then goes on to allow the demons enter the pigs and return to the sea - water souls of men. 🤔

[@mitchellc4]

I’ve noticed Jews say “Yeshu” instead of “Yeshua”, is this an Aramaic thing? It sounded like Yeshu

[@ProfessorMichaelWingert]

Usually when people say Yeshua, they are using a furtive patach under the ayin, but that is not a pronunciation convention in Syriac.

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[@ProfessorMichaelWingert]

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[@vivliforia2262]

I think FANTASMA is better translated as APPARITION. The disciples thought they were seeing APPARITION, not GHOST. Ghastly apparition.

[@Defender77]

David in the psalms speaks of the water coming up to my kneck, pointing to the oppression of the spirit world and Peter sinking in the water through unbelief rending him vulnerable to oppression also. In the gospels, when demons leave a man a go throughout a dry place but return much worse than before, a dry place not suitable and return to the wet place of mans soul which is described as water, sea in book of revelations.??
My apologies, scripture speaks of Gods water, water of the word, springs of living water, a river flowing from the throne of God. Psalm 23. just some thoughts.

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[@ProfessorMichaelWingert]

I wish! I can chant the Kidase... does that count?

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