An important Aramaic Key to understanding the bible is to understand Mysticism
The Western educated world today is very different from the ancient Semitic people of Jesus times.
The Western education system is based on sciences, calculations and logically sequencing.
The ancient Semitic people (Jesus' people) is deeply immersed in Mysticism. It is a strong belief in the spiritual experience of one's self that is not explainable by the intellectual mindset. The emphasis is more towards the inner enlightenment as compared to the physical knowledge.
It is quite interesting to note that the early "saints" of the early Catholic church were very mystical in their writings and speeches.
The bible that we know is also like that. It is written by Semitic people in their mystical nature and capacity for spiritual enlightenments like dreams and visions. This is their tradition and culture. It is the heart and soul of a nation of people called the Jews.
The Semitics (Jews included) like to say : "Our senses can hear the intimate whisperings of the divine Spirit."
(For the American Western readers, this statement seems to be similar to the traditions of the Red Indian inhabitants of America).
Some recognized Semitic scholars believe that over 40 percent of the bible is based on Mysticism.
The whole spectrum of Mysticism will include:
- Dreams
- Visions
- Voices
- Acts of healing
- Inner hearing (or clairaudience)
- Inner sight (or clairvoyance)
- Out of body experiences (or bi-location)
It is important to understand what is Mysticism and what is not Mysticism when you read the bible. That is to read it from the Semitic people point of understanding.
Of course, that would mean to read it from the Aramaic wordings to obtain the original translation. (There are just too many incorrect translations of the bible nowadays).
When we are eager to get to the exactness of the bible, then your journey would be tremendously rewarding.
