tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post114295197208197178..comments2024-01-21T02:58:08.208-05:00Comments on On the Main Line: Rabbenu Peter?Mississippi Fred MacDowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734864605700159687noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-24848680476730326022012-06-07T16:40:55.504-04:002012-06-07T16:40:55.504-04:00to translate Yehuda haHassid's quote about Pet...to translate Yehuda haHassid's quote about Peter in Hebrew (google translator will give you nonesense, don't bother): this says "like simon caiphas, who they call "firstborn (in hebrew "PeTR") donkey"". It's a pun that works better in Hebrew.<br /><br />it's a slur I've seen used before, because the Greek name Peter closely resembles the Hebrew root PTR, meaning firstborn...however, in scripture it is always used in conjunction with livestock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com