1:5 In zilele lui Irod, imparatul Iudeii, era un preot, numit Zaharia, din ceata lui Abia. Nevasta lui era din fetele lui Aaron, si se chema Elisabeta. In zilele. [Vestirea facuta lui Zaharia, Luca 1,5-25. Vezi harta p. 214; diagrama p. 227]. Datarea dupa anii de domnie a fost foarte obisnuita in literatura greaca. Exemple pentru fiecare an al secolului I crestin inca supravietuiesc. Luand firul naratiunii sale, Luca renunta la stilul literar koine al v. 1-4, cu idiomul lui elegant si trece la un stil ebraic in forma, care aminteste de naratiunile VT, ca cea a nasterii lui Samuel. De fapt cap. 1,5 la 2,52 sunt poate cele mai ebraice din toate scrierile lui Luca. Cu toate acestea, ele poarta semnele caracteristice ale lui Luca ca autor. Faptul ca seria de naratiuni relatate aici era de o natura atat de personala incat Maria ,,se gandea la ele in inima ei” (cap. 2,19), impreuna cu faptul ca ceilalti scriitori ai Evangheliei nu spun nimic despre aceste evenimente, sugereaza posibilitatea ca informatiile relatate s-ar putea sa nu fi fost in general cunoscute printre credinciosii crestini in primii ani ai bisericii apostolice. Intrucat Luca se refera aici la multe surse de informatii orale si scrise (vezi la v. 1-3), unii au sugerat ca el se poate sa fi cunoscut evenimentele copilariei lui Isus chiar de la Maria. Reiese ca naratiunea este prezentata din punct de vedere al Mariei pe cand Matei prezinta naratiunea lui Isus din punct de vedere al lui Iosif (Matei 1). Sectiunea nasterii (cap. 1,5 la 2,52) consta din sapte parti: 1) vestirea nasterii lui Ioan Botezatorul (cap. 1,5-25), 2) vestirea nasterii lui Isus (v. 26-38), 3) vizita Mariei la Elisabeta (v. 3956), 4) nasterea lui Ioan Botezatorul (v. 57-80), 5) nasterea lui Isus (cap. 2,1-20), 6) circumcizia si infatisarea lui Isus (v. 20-38), 7) copilaria lui Isus (v. 39-52.). Irod. Vezi p. 39-42; diagrama p, 40, 234. Zilele lui Irod au fost zile de cruzime si oprimare pentru poporul iudeu, desi imparatul era un asa-zis convertit la religia iudaica. Caracterul lui desfranat sta in contrast izbitor cu caracterul lui Zaharia si era mai mult sau mai putin tipic pentru vremea in care traia. Iudeii. Scriind, asa cum evident facea, mai intai pentru cititori nepalestinieni, se pare ca Luca foloseste adesea numele Iudea ca un termen general pentru intreaga Palestina (Luca 6,17; 7,17; Fapte 10,37). Zaharia. De la ebr. Zekaryah, ,,Iehova Isi reaminteste” sau ,,Iehova Si-a adus aminte”. Numele acesta fusese purtat de fiul lui Iehohiada ( 2 Cronici 24,20), de profetul Zaharia si de multi altii. Ceata lui Abia. David a impartit preotii in 24 de cete (1 Cronici 24,1-18¸2 Cronici 8,14) din care ceata lu Abiah (sau Abia) era a opta (1 Cronici 24,10). Saisprezece cete erau alcatuite din descendenti ai lui Eleazar si opt din descendenti ai lui Itamar, ambii fii ai lui Aaron. Numai patru din cete erau reprezentate de preotii care se reintorsesera din Babilon dupa captivitate si Abia era printre acestea (vezi la Ezra 2,36). Dar aceia care s-au reintors au fost fara indoiala impartiti in 21 sau 22 de cete (extinse la 24 in timpurile NT) si li se daduse numele cetelor originare (vezi la Neemia 12,1). Potrivit cu Iosif, fiecare ceata de preoti era randuita sa serveasca o saptamana din Sabat in Sabat (Antichitati, vii.14.7 [365,366]), de doua ori pe an. La sarbatoarea corturilor toate cele 24 de cete erau asteptate sa fie de fata. Incercarile de a determina timpul din an cand ceata lui Abia venea la rand pentru serviciu, pe temeiul sirului cetelor care slujeau pe vremea cand romanii au distrus Templul in anul 70 d.Hr., sunt pe cat se pare de mica valoare sau fara de valoare in ce priveste datarea naratiunii lui Luca. Elisabeta. De la ebr. Elisheba, insemnand ,,Dumnezeul meu a jurat” sau ,,Dumnezeul meu este belsug”, numele sotiei lui Aaron (Exod 6,23). |
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Special note for ANDROID SmartPhones
I recommend to download PhoneMe emulator for Android from here.
Especially I recommend phoneME Advanced - Foundation Profile + MIDP High Resolution b168 rev20547 from here, or from here.
Then you have to build your application, to transfer the .jar and .jad files on your mobile phone and run using this nice emulator.
1. Install a Zip Utility from Android Market.
2. Install a File Manager from Android Market.
3. Download and install PhoneMe, as mentioned above.
4. Build your application by using Download Multilingual Service or Dynamic Download (zip).
5. Copy the zip file into your Android Phone and unzip the content in a folder, and then write down the path to the unzipped files and the name of the .jad file.
6. Launch PhoneMe from your smartphone.
7. Inside PhoneMe, write to the main window the path and the name to the .jad file, above mentioned. Will look something like: file:///mnt/sd/download/BiblePhone.jad and then press enter.
8. The application will be installed, and next a hyperlink will be available below the above mentioned textbox. On this way you can install as many of MIDP application you like on your Android Phone.
How to install the application in Java Mobile enabled phones
It is possible now to have the Holy Scriptures on your mobile phone and to read
it wherever you are due to the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP)
technology in 1.0 and 2.0 versions, developed for Java applications.
A good advice is to try in the beginning the MIDP 1.0 / 128 Kbytes version, and
progressively to advance to MIDP 2.0 and larger volumes (512 Kbytes or more).
The application is available for MIDP 2.0, MIDP 1.0. You have only to select one
table on the field MIDP2.0 or MIDP1.0, according to the desired Bible version.
Then, you shall make a click on the JAR (Java Archive) file in order to obtain
the software to be installed on your mobile phone.
I recommend you to start with STARTER(MIDP1.0old) edition, then to continue with
INTERMEDIATE(MIDP1.0), and in the end, if the mobile phone supports this thing,
to try to install the ADVANCED (MIDP2.0) edition. Also, start with 128 kbytes
volumes, continue with 512 kbytes, and at the end try the version in one file.
There are cases where the mobile phone requires so called JAD (Java Descriptor)
files. These JAD files has to be
uploaded, on this case, together with the desired JAR files(s).
There are different methods to download the applications in your mobile phone as
follows:
1. Directly from Internet by using a WAP or GPRS connection
2. By using the infrared port of the mobile phone
3. By wireless Bluetooth access to the mobile phone
4. By cable link between PC ad mobile phone
5. If none from the above cases are valid
Next, we shall examine each case in order to have a successfully installation of
the software.
1. Directly from Internet by using a WAP or GPRS connection
If your have Internet access on your mobile phone (e.g. WAP or GPRS), it is
enough to access
https://biblephone.intercer.net/wap/ from the browser of the mobile phone,
and to access the desired Bible version, and then to make an option about
MIDP1.0 or MIDP2.0, and finally to select the desired module (e.g. one or more).
After the last selection, the desired version will be downloaded on your mobile
phone.
Many phones have only this option for installing JAVA appplications.
2. By using the infrared port of the mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones.
If you don't have access to Internet directly from your mobile phone, then you
shall have to pass to this step requiring to have infrared ports on your mobile
phone and on the computer.
a. On this case, you will download the application by using the computer from
the Internet (i.e. JAR files).
b. Once the application is downloaded (preferable on the desktop) you will have
to activate the infrared port on the mobile phone and align it with the infrared
port of the computer (preferable laptop).
c. Then a window will appear asking what file you want to send to the mobile
phone. Next, you will select the downloaded JAR file, and after OK, the mobile
phone will ask you if you want to load that file. You say YES and the
application will be downloaded on your mobile phone.
d. Probably, you will be asked by the mobile phone where you want to save it (e.g.
on the games or applications directories). After you made this selection, the
file will be ready to be loaded for run.
The displaying preference can be set inside the application in order to have
larger fonts, full screen display etc.
3. By wireless Bluetooth access to the mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones.
This situation is similar with the infrared case. You have only to activate
Bluetooth access on your mobile phone (check if exists) and on the computer (check
if exists).
4. By cable link between PC ad mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific
mobile phones.
On this case the steps are as follows:
a. On this case, you will download the application by using the computer from
the Internet (i.e. JAR files).
b. Once the application is downloaded (preferable on the desktop) you will have
to set up the wired connection between the mobile phone and the computer. Next,
you will start the synchronization / data transfer application and download the
JAR file in your mobile phone. Surely, you will have to consult the CD of your
mobile phone.
c. By this application you shall transfer into your mobile phone the JAR file in
the games or applications directories. Next, you will have to select for run the
JAR desired file.
5. If none from the above cases are valid
On this unhappy case, I recommend you to find a friend with a laptop having
infrared / Bluetooth capabilities, or to buy a data link cable, or to change
your current model of mobile phone.
Unfortunately, some models of mobile phones require only WAP/GPRS in order to
download and run Java applications.
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones. Therefore check the documentation of them and also the page for specific
models.
Why so many versions? Simple, because not all the mobile phones support the
Bible in one file with MIDP 2.0 (the most advanced for the time being).
Multilingual Online Ebooks
It is possible now to have the inspirational ebooks on your browser and to read it allowing you to make comparisons between different translations or versions for a specific language. This occasion is unique, and you have only to browse to the desired author and book.