Ancient Wisdom of the Day – 1/10/11
“You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.”
— Matthew 5:21-22
What is “Raca”?
@MarkedMan:
The common view seems to be an insult or a slur.
Raca is a hapax legomenon—a word that appears only once in scripture and is unknown outside of scripture. They can only guess at its meaning from context, hence, a slur.
Yeah, me, too, Alex.
***What is “Raca”?*** Vain Fellow.
http://www.bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Bible.show/sVerseID/23256/eVerseID/23257